Hosted by Zach Hecht · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 56 episodes
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Welcome to Championship or Bust, where hosts Josh, Mac and Zach breakdown every World Series since their inception in 1903. Join us as we debate baseball's ultimate goal, all time greats, and random current events!
Zach Hecht hosts Championship Or Bust, a sports show with 56 episodes published.
Josh breaks down a thriller of a World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers, as the Yanks go on to win their first title since 1943. With this episode being the first appearance of a few great historical figures, M
We breakdown Ted Williams only World Series appearance in which the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Red Sox in a hard fought 7 game series. We remember John Sterling and Bobby Cox in the current events section, and al
We cover one of the worst world series of all time in terms of talent on the field as the Tigers best the Cubs in 7 games and win their second championship and first since 1935. First Impressions of ABS? Should CC's numb
Division Projections Award Predictions Will Zach stick with his Red Sox prediction? Does Josh like the Reds this year? Who's in Mac's top 5? All this and more in the latest COB Preview!
The gang discuss the first and only all St. Louis matchup in the World Series as the Cardinals beat the Browns in 6 games. Most of the big stars in the game were off fighting in the war, which is why a team like the Brow
Yankees win the rematch over the Cardinals as most of the games big stars are off serving in WWII (Zach shudders). As the HOF welcomes Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran, Mac breaks down the biggest winners and losers from
The boys breakdown the 1942 World Series in which the Cardinals beat the Yankees and win their first championship since 1934. We have the privilege of introducing Stan Musial to the pod, and where he ranks on a list of a
Josh breaks down the 1941 World Series in which the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in 5 games. We debate the HOF cases of Pee Wee Reese and Phil Rizzuto. Does Rizzuto's status as an all-time Yankee and broadcast
The ballots are in! The gang casts their respective votes for the 2026 Veterans committee and BBWAA ballot for this years HOF class. We start with a tough veterans committee lineup and move through a weaker BBWAA b
Zach is finally back and the boys breakdown the 1940 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers. Mac laments the loss of the Mariners and we discuss iff the 2025 World Series will be an instant class
Another year with a Zach-less pod where Mac and Josh talk the 2025 MLB postseason. The boys give their bracket breakdowns then go all in on regular season awards and why the media is always wrong. Tune in for another UNE
Yanks sweep the Reds and win their 4th Championship in a row. The real highlight of this episode is around 24:00 when Josh claims that Craig Biggio is simply a stat compiler, and should not be in the HOF.
Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs to bring their third straight championship to home to New York. Zach lists his top 5 most impactful trades this deadline and the gang wonders if the Yankees have hit rock bottom yet.
Yanks go back to back in a rematch of last years World Series with the Giants. This would be the Yankees 6th championship in 15 years, and they would win it easy in 5 games. Mac, Zach and Josh talk recent Yankee struggle
A new all time great is welcomed to the pod as Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees take on the NY Giants in the 1936 World Series. Mac unveils his new MAC score (meaningful accolade calculator) and the boys marvel at just how g
We cover the 1935 between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, but the real meat and potatoes of our conversation revolves around eligibility of Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson for HOF induction. Would a veterans comm
Boys are back covering a high scoring World Series between the Cardinals and the Tigers. New Hall of Famers emerge in their first fall classic and we discuss if all deserve to be enshrined in Cooperstown. Current e
With Zach too busy for a normal episode, Josh and Mac overreact about the first two weeks of the 2025 baseballs season while touching upon: -Torpedo bats and cheating in baseball -The Yankees -Mac's Mariners World Series
Division Projections Award Predictions Interesting HOF cases to keep an eye on We cover all the hot topics coming into the 2025 season! Is Zach really that bullish on the Red Sox? Will Josh pick the Reds as his sle
We cover 1933 World Series where the New York Giants take on the Washington Senators and introduce legends like Mel Ott and King Carl Hubbell. The gang also lament over the latest injury news coming out of the Spring tra
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