The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast

Attorney and baseball fan extraordinaire Russell Christian discusses former Major League Baseball players and makes the case for or against their enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Russell Christian, with 42 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Russell Christian hosts The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast, a sports show with 42 episodes published.

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  Episode 41 - "Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" with Louis Schiff

  May 4, 20261h 49mS0

  <p>Attorney, Judge and law professor Louis H. Schiff discusses his book “Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays”. </p><p>Lou co-wrote the book with fellow attorney and law professor Robert M. Jarvis and it includes essays on the 11 attorneys who have been inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. This group comprises three players (Hughie Jennings, Jim O’Rouke, and Monte Ward), two managers (Miller Huggins and Tony LaRussa); three executives (Larry MacPhail, Walter O’Malley and Branch Rickey) and three Commissioners (Happy Chandler, Bowie Kuhn, and Kennesaw Mountain Landis). </p><p>Lou wrote the...

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  Episode 40 - Rick Klein Discusses Dale Murphy

  Mar 9, 202640 minS0

  <p>Rick Klein is the Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News and has been a journalist for more than 25 years. A lifelong Dale Murphy fan he was recently involved in the "Murphy to the Hall" campaign to spread the word on Dale Murphy's HOF case. </p><p>Rick and Russell discuss Dale Murphy, his HOF case, and what the future brings as we hope "Murph" makes the ballot again in 2028!</p><p>For more information go to https://murphytothehall.com</p><p><br/></p><p>Text me your thoughts on this episode!</p>

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  Episode 39 - An Interview with Cullen Chapron

  Jan 30, 20261h 13mS0

  <p>Longtime friend of the podcast, fellow baseball fan extraordinaire, and "Baseball Twitter" personality Cullen Chapron @CChapro832 discusses baseball, the "NEPTA dashboard", and many other interesting baseball topics with Russell. A must-listen episode! </p><p>Text me your thoughts on this episode!</p>

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  Episode 38 - 2026 BBWAA Ballot Recap

  Jan 21, 202636 minS0

  <p>Attorney and baseball fan  extraordinaire Russell Christian breaks down the 2026 Baseball Writers Association of America Ballot which elected 2 members to the Hall of Fame - Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones!</p><p>How did the other players on the ballot fare? What does next year's ballot look like? Listen for details!</p><p>Text me your thoughts on this episode!</p>

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  Episode 37 - Dan Bern Discusses the 2026 BBWAA Ballot

  Jan 11, 20261h 15mS0

  <p>Critically acclaimed singer songwriter, painter, novelist, and fellow baseball fan extraordinaire Dan Bern returns to the podcast to discuss the 2026 BBWAA Ballot with Russell! </p><p>Dan’s songs have appeared in numerous films (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” “Get Him to the Greek” “The Bubble” “Zero Effect”) and TV shows (Amazon Prime’s award-winning kids program “The Stinky & Dirty Show”).  An avid baseball fan, Dan has released numerous songs about baseball including his albums "Doubleheader", "Rivalry", and his collection "Songs for Mr. Tony". </p><p>For more information go to: https://danbern.bandcamp.com and https://danbern.com</p><p>Text me your thou

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