In 2005, the Nashville Sounds won the Pacific Coast League championship, the first pennant for the ball club since 1982.

Teams are often pre-judged for success on where they are in the standings on Memorial Day.

In this episode, you will learn about that great season and how the first two months of the PCL season marked the future for the Sounds!

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In what I have often termed, “the greatest coup in the history of the Southern Association”, on November 8, 1938, Nashville club owner Fay Murray shocked baseball fans, Southern Association moguls, and everyone in between by announcing he had convinced Larry Gilbert, the New Orleans Pelicans veteran manager, to become the Nashville Vols manager, replacing Chuck Dressen.

In this episode, I tell about the special bond between Murray and Gilbert, and the tragic end of the owner's life just as they were getting started.

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A baseball museum in Nashville could be a fantastic addition to the city's cultural landscape. Nashville already has strong ties to baseball, with a strong amateur baseball foundation, the Nashville Sounds, and the possibility of an MLB stadium in the future.

A museum could showcase the history of baseball in the city, highlight its Negro League teams, and feature historical events of all aspects of local baseball.

What do you think? Let me know!

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Thanks to my podcast producer David Nipper, who also wrote and performs the background music, "Sulphur Dell Sunset" ©2017 Black Train Records. All Rights Reserved. Contact him at davidjnipper@gmail.com

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