Every Tuesday, Baseball Nation Network takes one real moment from Major League Baseball history — a managerial decision, a trade, a confrontation, a swing, a pitch, an organizational choice — and follows it all the way to the place where the story could no longer be taken back. Host Miles Corbin puts you inside the situation as it actually stood: the score, the inning, the stakes, the choice on the table. Then he traces what happened next, and what the documented record shows it led to — separating what the decision directly caused from what people have argued about ever since. Not a highli...
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The Day Pipp Sat: Lou Gehrig takes over first base for the Yankees
This week on Baseball's Point of No Return: The Day Pipp Sat A veteran first baseman sat out, and his replacement did not leave the lineup for fourteen years. Still debated: The po…
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A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood refuses a trade and takes baseball to the Supreme Court
This week on Baseball's Point of No Return: A Well-Paid Slave A star center fielder was traded, and he decided not to go. Still debated: How directly Flood's case led to the 1975 S…
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The Arbitrator's Ruling: Peter Seitz, Andy Messersmith, Dave McNally and the end of the reserve clause
This week on Baseball's Point of No Return: The Arbitrator's Ruling Two pitchers played a season without signing, and one arbitrator had to decide what that meant. Still debated: H…
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The Express Leaves New York: Nolan Ryan, the Mets, and the trade that sent a fastball west
This week on Baseball's Point of No Return: The Express Leaves New York A young pitcher with the best arm in the organization and nobody sure what to do with him. Still debated: Ho…
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One Strike From Forever: The Rangers, the Cardinals, and Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
This week on Baseball's Point of No Return: One Strike From Forever Texas was one strike away from the first championship in franchise history. Twice. Still debated: Whether Nelson…