All About Baseball with Byron Copley

Covering baseball from all angles.

  • A Message of Thanks and A Preview of Future Episodes

    The title says it all: I express my gratitude to all who have made this podcast possible, including Almighty God, my creator. I also offer a preview of three future episodes. May your Thanksgiving be filled with joy, good food, and fine company. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com byroncopley.com https://byroncopley.com/ Link to Tinker to Evers to Chance Book Review:…

  • The Three-Fingered Pitcher

    A bike accident, a dislocated index finger, and a suggestion from my wife prompted me to dig into the life and career of Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown, who suffered a sudden and gruesome amputation of his right index finger at the tender age of five (or seven, depending on the source). As a result of this,…

  • MLB Should Be All Out of Gambling

    With the recent indictments of Cleveland Guardians’ pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luiz Ortiz, for throwing baseballs in the dirt to win bets for their partners, it appears that MLB is doing all it can to sweep this situation under the rug by taking the tepid measure of limiting the amount of money someone can make…

  • post hoc ergo prompter hoc

    This Latin phrase, translated to In English, means “after, therefore because of it.” This fallacy in logic is all too often applied to the outcome of sporting events . It’s been never more prevalent than in the circumstances of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2025 World Series where Isiah Kiner-Falefa was forced…

  • Do Major League Baseball Owners Really Get What They are Paying For?

    Not always. In this podcast, I identify two different 2025 “all-star” lineups by position — one is stocked with underpaid players and the other with overpaid players. The point: demonstrate that owners are compensating many players based on past achievements and future promise instead of present performance, which is all that really matters. That owners,…

  • Calling it Quits as an Umpire

    After 20-plus years of umpiring youth baseball, I’m calling it quits as suddenly as I entered the “profession” when I volunteered to umpire my son’s ball game because the assigned umpire didn’t show. This brief podcast explains my reasons why I made an on-the-field decision to walk away. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: “Field Grass,” by Sergei…

What is All About Baseball?

All About Baseball is the podcast whose name fulfills its purpose: Sometimes baseball is the main character, sometimes it plays a supporting role, and sometimes it’s a silent partner. I started this podcast so I could share my passion for the game and the sport with a like-minded audience. The topics are varied and vibrant to maintain a fresh, vivid vibe to the podcast.

Byron Copley

Writer & Podcaster