Videos: Three Inning Minute

This #HotStove season, if you don’t know these three overseas players, you don’t know your hot stove. Learn about these two pitchers and one outfielder, all here in a minute. 

The Greatest Generation … of baseball players? YES. This Veterans Day, it’s a good time to remember baseball players who served in world wars. One of the all-time greats even served in two wars. Here it is in a minute. #VeteransDay #MLB #redsox #Yankees #mets #Braves #Tigers #Dodgers

While there is a lot of cursing in baseball, there are also actual curses. Babes, Billy Goats, and Coogan’s Bluff, to name a few. If nothing else, just let me know if ANYONE gets the Electric Avenue reference. #mets #Giants #worldseries #Cubs #redsox #yankees

Before there was Gibson and Eckersley, there was this, 35 years ago today: G4 of the 1988 NLCS and the Mets were on the verge of a 3-1 series lead against the Dodgers with Gooden on the mound - then this happened. Here it is in a minute.

Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard ‘round the world” was one of baseball’s most famous home runs. The radio call of it by Russ Hodges is the most beautiful call in the history of baseball. Why was the home run so important, and how did the iconic call get preserved? Here it is in a minute.

MLB will soon expand to 32 teams. Who gets a team? Nashville is a favorite. Who are the other candidates and which is my predicted winner? Hint: it’s not what you think. Here it is in a minute. 

Jim Abbott had an inspirational and respected pitching career for the Angels, Yankees, White Sox, and Brewers. He threw a no-hitter in ‘93. He batted in the National League. And he was born without a right hand. Here is his story in a minute. 

Almost half of MLB teams make the postseason. This isn’t a playoff - it’s a tournament. Just get in and get hot. Welcome to October Madness! Here it is in a minute.

Mike Torres was the #RedSox pitcher in the first game of the famous “Boston Massacre”.  Then weeks later, he would give up Bucky Dent’s three run home run. But in a weird twist, he was pivotal to the #Yankees’ World Series win in 1977. Here it is in a minute.

The Seattle #Mariners are on fire and there’s no denying J-Rod’s offensive surge. But the secret to their success? These three names. Learn them here in a minute. Pitching cognoscenti, you are on notice.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Atlanta Braves have built a winning team by locking in young players before they test the free agent waters. Credit GM Alex Anthopoulos and his scouts. Is this the new #Moneyball? Expect copycats. #Braves

He was a phenom; he burst on the MLB scene unexpectedly. He was the only player to win the NL Cy Young (barely beating Tom Seaver!) and Rookie of the Year in the same year. Fernandomania swept the nation in 1981. Learn about it here in a minute.

Gil Hodges: He was a Dodger - Brooklyn and LA; an expansion Met; and a Hall of Famer. Learn his story here, all in a minute.

You may have heard the name Gil Hodges but do you know his story? He was a Dodger and an expansion Met; a World Series winner as a player and a manager; a WWII veteran; and he left us too young. Here it is in a minute.

The song says “Meet the Mets“ but do you know about the woman who made the Mets? It all started when the Giants left New York for San Francisco. Hint: she was classy, beloved, smart, and knew how to close a deal. Here it is in a minute. 

The #Angels are keeping Ohtani and made a big trade for a playoff run. Did they mortgage their future to do it? Did they do the right thing? Yes and yes. Here it is in 62 seconds. 

Who are the stars of the 2023 trade deadline and why are so many teams in the hunt? Hint: the 2022 Phillies were an inspiration. Get a roadmap to the trade deadline in a minute.

Before Ohtani, before Ichiro, there was Mashi Murakami, the first Japanese-born player in MLB. He pitched for the Giants and debuted against the Mets in 1964. Learn his incredible story in a minute with @threeinningfan

The All Star Game has gone from bareknuckle brawl to showy scrimmage. Why did it change? What can be done about it? I say it can’t go back. Here it is in a minute.

Bobby Bonilla may have the most famous deferred contract in baseball, but it’s not the only one. It deserves less notoriety than it gets. But if you would like to learn about the ins and outs of Bobby Bonilla Day, here it is in a minute.

What channel is the game on? And why do I need to pay for streaming services when I am also paying for cable? The current system is a ripoff for fans. #MLB needs a consistent and economically feasible way to distribute games. Here it is in a minute. 

June 15, 1977: the Mets traded their ace, Tom Seaver, to the Reds, in one of the darkest days in Mets history. Here it is in a minute. Hang in till the end to see who else they traded that same day to complete what became known as the “Midnight Massacre”.

The Rangers didn’t buy insurance on Jacob deGrom. The Nationals didn’t buy it on Stephen Strasburg. Why wouldn’t they? In a minute, learn how insurance on MLB ballplayers works, and the considerations that go into buying it.

In Fall 2022, Disney purchased the remaining shares of BAMTech from MLB. What is BAMTech and how much was it worth? Learn about it in a minute.