Press Box Chronicles

Back in 1985, Bo Jackson was on top of the college football world - the clear Heisman trophy favorite and one of the most electric players in all of sports. Then, after a Sports Illustrated article that went viral before viral was a thing, Joe Dudek came along. And everything changed. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen...

It's 1998, and the New York Yankees are about to kick off one of the greatest runs in MLB history. However, that team had a secret weapon nobody saw coming. A 26-year old who went from journeyman to Babe Ruth in a single September run. This is the Shane Spencer story. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen...

Today, we're diving into one of my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE, athletes of all-time: Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington. Pearl was an NYC legend, soaring through the Big East at Syracuse and selling out football stadiums. Then, he got to the league, and it all went downhill from there. The Long Way Down: The Pearl Washington Story is today's topic on Press Box Chronicles. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles ...

Today, we're diving into one of my favorite players I've covered over the years: Gary Carter. The Year is 1984, and Gary Carter is on his way out of Montreal. HIs teammates don't like him, and he's looking for a new home. Enter the New York Mets, and a trade that gave birth to one of the best World Series teams ever. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles ...

Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories in the history of Press Box Chornicles. September 24 marked the 48-year anniversary of Lyman Bostock's shocking murder. Bostock was a can't miss prospect who's early years showed enormous signs of promise. In the spring of 1978, Bostock signed one of the richest contracts in MLB history. Less than 6 months later, he was dead. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok...

Today, we're diving into a really, really interesting story about friendship. True friendship. Most people know Matt Suhey as the former Chicago Bears fullback who blocked for Walter Payton en route to numerous rushing titles and a Super Bowl. What most don't know is that Matt Suhey became more than just a teammate to Payton. He became family. And that's what we're going to talk about today on Press Box Chronicles. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow...

Today, we're diving into a personal story, and that is the fact that I, Jeff Pearlman, was the worst Division-I athlete of all-time. One of my biggest dreams as a kid was to run track collegiately, but once I achieved that goal, I quickly realized I was out of my depth. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube ...

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. I was both a New Yorker and a baseball writer at the time, and being there that day brings back awful, awful memories. But today, I want to dive into what happened 10 days later, on September 21, 2001, at Shea Stadium, and the HOPE that baseball brought America that night. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles ...

Today, we're diving into the illusion of sports. When we think of sports, we think of the highest highs, the money, the fame, the women, the glory. But, in reality, sports at the highest level are filled with insecure and self-conscious men and women who sometimes struggle with it all. That was David Woodley - a star quarterback who wanted to be anything but. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG...

Today, we're diving into one of the most terrifying, scariest, mean, nasty, un-hinged baseball players of all-time. A guy who teammates disliked, opponents feared and fans hated. Today, we dive into the strange, complex, enigmatic Albert Belle. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get your podcasts ...

Today, we're diving in to - in my opinion - the last, most INSANE team in MLB history - the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. This team rivaled the '84 Padres & the '86 Mets with World Series runs, they rivaled the level of insane, bat-sh*t craziness that each of those teams had, too. And that's what we're going to dive into today on the Press Box Chronicles. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: ...

Today, we're diving into what was one of the worst things I've ever worked on. Back in 1999, Sports Illustrated's decided it wanted to make an end of the century 50 Greatest Athletes Of All-Time List. Except, they wanted to do it by state. Yes, 50 of the greatest ahtletes of all-time, in each state. For all 50 states. It went about as poorly as you would think. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG...

Today, we're diving into one of my favorite - and I mean one of my FAVORITE - quarterbacks of all-time: Doug Williams. Everyone knows Williams as the first black QB to win a Super Bowl, but his story goes so much deeper. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms...

Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories we've ever gotten on this channel, except, with a twist. It's 1986 and the NBA has one of the most promising athletes coming out of college: Len Bias of Maryland for the NBA. Meanwhile, in the NFL, Don Rogers is beginning to establish himself as an all-time defensive back. Then, within the same week, tragedy struck. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: ...

Move over, Dave Kingman. Aubrey Huff would like a word on being officially titled Baseball's biggest A**hole. Today, we're diving into the great baseball career - and not so great, tragic, homophobic post-playing career - of Aubrey Huff. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get...

A couple months ago, Netflix's UNTOLD docuseries did a piece on the early-2000's Portland Trailblazers, unaffectionately known as the 'Jailblazers.' What followed was one of the laziest pieces of storytelling that I've seen. Here is the REAL story of the Portland Jailblazers of the early 2000s. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press...

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It's the Season 3 Finale! Our final episode of the season takes a look at one of the most influential, culturally important figures in NBA history: Allen Iverson. Except in this story, it's my first-hand account of flying all over the east coast to land an interview with AI for Sports Illustrated, getting blown off left and right, only to have the most incredible, amazing act of kindness put a bow on my whole experience. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in...

Today, we're diving into a sports-adjacent story that has haunted many fans for decades. In 1984, the San Francisco Giants debuted one of the most hilarious, horrendous and absurd mascots in sports history. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Crazy Crab. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever...

Today, we're diving into one of the most incredible, inspiring, awesome stories I've witnessed. It's the story of a former discus thrower who turned out to be one of the most dynamic running backs in NFL history. Then, injuries struck. This is the story of The Nigerian Nightmare: Christian Okoye. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen...

There are some stories that, before you're assigned them, you think you have it figured out. In 2017, I was assigned by Bleacher Report to write about the mysterious death of Bryce Dejean-Jones, and what I found out was so, so much more. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms...

Today, we're diving into one of my most embarrassing, regrettable, egregious stories of all time. I'm a young, 20-something year old writer at Sports Illustrated, sent to Toronto, Canada to profile one of the best pitchers in baseball at the time: David Wells. What happened next still gives me embarrassment to this day. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman...

Today's subject matter is very difficult. It's a look into the saga of Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back who was caught on camera assaulting his wife in February 2014. Today, we're diving into the rise, fall and rebirth of Ray Rice on the Press Box Chronicles. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press...

Today, we're diving into a story that hits home - literally. Today, we're talking about hometown heroes, and how Dave Fleming, from my little town in New York, made it all the way to the Major Leagues. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get your podcasts ...

For the last few weeks, we've highlighted the good guys, the good stories, and the feel good moments of being a journalist covering sports. Not today. Today, we're diving into the biggest phony I've ever covered in baseball, and a guy who cheated his way to one of the most historic seasons in MLB history. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with...

Today, we're talking about my (unfortunately) favorite football team again, the New York Jets. Except today, we're diving into the greatest wide receiver duo in franchise history: Keyshawn Johnson and Wayne Chrebet, the former No. 1 pick and undrafted free agent that made it work despite hating each other. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press...

Today, we're diving into one of the worst draft picks of all-time, and a guy with perhaps the coolest name of all-time: Yinka Dare. It's 1991, and while driving down the side of a road in Lagos, Nigeria, a 6'10" Yinka Dare was discovered, having never played basketball before. What happened next started out as a fairytale story, but quickly ends in nightmare fashion. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles ...

People gravitate towards a**holes -- If you watch this show, you know some of our biggest episodes are about the biggest a**holes in sports. But today, we're going in a different direction. Today, we're talking about arguably the nicest human to walk the Earth, and certainly the nicest athlete in MLB history: Sean Casey. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles...

We've had some insane stories on the is show, but today might take the cake. It's 1969, and Ron LeFlore is a kid in Detroit who goes to prison for armed robbery, stealing $35,000 in cash. Less than 5 years later, having never played sports in his life, he's the starting centerfielder for the Detroit Tigers. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman...

Today, we're diving into one of my favorite comeback stories. Jim Palmer was a standout pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, who called it a career in 1984. Seven years later, he decided he wasn't finished with the game he loved. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get...

When you think of the NBA in the 1980's, you think of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon & much more. But what many forget is the large, limited, pasty 7-footer that sat at the end of every team's bench - The White Goon. And that's what we're going to discuss today on the Press Box Chronicles. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press...

If you watch this show, you know that some of these stories may be difficult to talk about or listen to, but today we are diving into possibly the toughest. It's the hardest story I've ever had to cover, but in a way, was one of the proudest pieces I've done in my career. This is the tragic story of a horrific night in 2022 with the University of the Southwest Golf team. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. ...

Today, I'm diving into one of my most-viewed social media videos of all-time - the death of Seahawks Hall of Fame Safety Kenny Easley, and the dark secret the NFL does NOT want you to know. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you get your podcasts Hosted...

Most are familiar with People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' issue that comes out every year. However, what most people don't know, is that in 1998, while planning to name Chiefs QB Rich Gannon with the honor, they mistakenly photographed Elvis Grbac. Instead of acknowledging the mix up, they ran with it. This is the story. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff...

Today, we're diving into one of the biggest A**holes I've ever covered in professional sports - Will Clark. He was rude, crass, and upon every encounter we've ever had, was the biggest cackling douche I'd ever encountered. But I wonder, sitting here today in 2026, was Will Clark the cackling douche, or was I? Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff...

Today, we're diving into a box of 2024 Topps Museum Collection Baseball Hobby Box. I've pulled some great cards on this show, but today takes the cake. Legends that we love (and some I hate) ripped one after another. Leave a comment and let me know what your favorite card from this rip was. Make sure you visit https://tombstonecollectibles.com to rip your favorite hobby boxes live! Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on...

It's 1979, and Ann Meyers is coming off a record breaking close to her college career. Meyers was the first player (male or female) to be a four-time All-American, the first to record a quadruple-double in college (20 points, 14 rebs, 10 assists and 10 steals), and was the first pick in the WBL. Then, the Indiana Pacers of the NBA came calling. What happened next was history in the making. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social...

Today, we're diving into the most feared cornerback in NFL history. A guy who shut down half the field, had QB's shook, and was so good the NFL made rules around him. The man that made 'Stickum' illegal in the NFL. This is the Lester Hayes story. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube Listen to 'Press Box...

Season 3 is here and we're kicking it off with one of the most iNSANE stories you've ever heard. It's 1973, and two New York Yankee pitchers decide they want to make a trade - not for money, not to another team, not for a jersey number - for each other's lives. And not just their lives, but their wives, children and pets. What happens next you have to hear to believe! Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press...

Welcome back to another episode of Break Time with Jeff Pearlman! Today, we're ripping a 1989/90 Hoops Series 2 NBA Pack featuring an INCREDIBLE MAGIC JOHNSON pull that you have to see to believe! Head to https://tombstonecollectibles.com to get in on all the card breaking action and order your box set today. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me? Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes. Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media: -IG/@PressBoxChronicles -TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on...