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We're a father & son who love to talk and argue about baseball! Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about. We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame. Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.5% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we also discuss current seasons & trends. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com. Baseball articles can be found here: https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/publish/posts
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Almost Cooperstown is hosted by Gordon Kolier & Mark Kolier. The show has published 370 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "31 Moments That Changed Baseball: Author Phil Coffin Joins Almost Cooperstown" (19 October 2026, 38 minutes), "When Is It Time to Break Up the Band? MLB Teams Facing Big Offseason Decisions" (5 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "The 2026 MLB Playoffs Are Here: Which Teams Survive the Wild Card Round?" (29 September 2026, 33 minutes).
Almost Cooperstown publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 370 episodes.
Booking probability for Almost Cooperstown is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Almost Cooperstown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Almost Cooperstown's contact route on record: verified email.
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Gordon Kolier & Mark Kolier hosts Almost Cooperstown, a sports podcast with 370 episodes published.
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Episode #28
What do Jackie Robinson's historic debut, baseball's first All-Star Game, Moonlight Graham, the spitball and Dave Winfield's unfortunate encounter with a seagull have in common? They're all part of baseball's remarkable...
Episode #26
The 2026 MLB regular season is over, the Division Series are underway, and some teams are already facing a difficult question: When is it time to break up the band? Mark and Gordon take a look at several clubs whose...
Episode #25
The 2026 MLB regular season is over, and the postseason is here. Mark and Gordon look back at a season filled with surprises before breaking down the Wild Card matchups and making their picks. The White Sox completed a...
Episode #24
Should fans boo their own players? Mets fans appeared to boo one of their own pitchers this week, which got us thinking about when — if ever — it's fair for hometown fans to turn on their own team. Then Pete Alonso...
Episode #23
Major League Baseball awards separate MVPs in the American and National Leagues, but what would happen if there were only one award for the entire sport? The leading candidates present a fascinating contrast. Pete...
Episode #22
With the MLB season entering its final stretch, the standings remain crowded—but does that mean baseball has compelling playoff races or simply too many mediocre teams still in contention? In Episode 722 of Almost...
Episode #21
The 2026 Mets have been a mess—but are they actually better positioned for 2027 than their record suggests? Mark and Gordon, two Mets fans who have suffered through the season firsthand, look at what went wrong, why a...
Episode #20
With roughly 40 games remaining in the 2026 MLB regular season, the postseason picture is beginning to take shape—but there’s still plenty of time for everything to change. The Boston Red Sox have come roaring back into...
Episode #19
Episode 719 - With the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline complete, Mark and Gordon break down every major move and ask the biggest question in baseball: Did any contender actually improve enough to beat the Dodgers? The...
Episode #18
Send us Fan Mail Carlos Beltran, Jeff Kent, and Andruw Jones all were formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on Sunday. All are richly deserving and made heartfelt speeches. We reflect...
Episode #17
Send us Fan Mail We didn't watch the ASG or the Home Run Derby. And we're ok with that. In this episode we look at the teams that have surprised positively and negatively. Only 60 games to go and yet we talk about this...
Episode #16
Send us Fan Mail One of our stories of the week is that #redsox Willson Contreras did something last week that only 35 players have done in MLB history. He got tossed from back to back games vs. #Nationals. Another is...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail College baseball may become even more important if MLB owners get their way. Changing draft rules is a big part of the first offer from the owners. The players (MLBPA) laughed it off as they should...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail Tim Brown is the author of three baseball books and his latest book "Nolan" The Singular Life of an American Original" goes deeper with the HOF legend than any other. Tim spent time in Alvin, TX, which...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail Shohei Ohtani is on his way to his 5th MVP (in six seasons). He has the lowest ERA and highest OPS+ in the NL - not even HOFer Babe Ruth did that in the same season! We talk about the rash of injuries...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail It's hard to believe that both Mike Trout and Aaron Judge are 34. How can that be? It seems like Trout has been around much longer - and that's actually the case. We talk about this in our stories of...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail We look at run differentials that reveal the good teams (Braves, Dodgers, Yankees, Brewers), and all the other teams. The AL is weaker this season and that's no surprise. Should #brewers trade for Tarik...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail Our top stories of the week are revealed as are the prospects for players and @MLB teams after 1/3 of 2026 season has been played. Shohei of course leads the pack given that he pitches (amazingly) AND...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail #Brewers Jacob Misiorowski is tied for the MLB lead w 80 strikeouts. #dodgers Blake Snell is injured. Again. #Rays continue to excel. #guardians still the only AL Central team over .500 as well as the...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail Rob Fitts loves Japanese baseball and has been writing about it for years. His 10 books on baseball in Japan cover many aspects of the sport in the Land of the Rising Sun. Dr. Fitts joined Gordon and...
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