MLB All Star Monday could showcase more than home runs.

Nick Elam talks with Jerry Coleman, a longtime Baltimore sports media voice and host of the Bmore Baseball Podcast and Bmore Football Podcast, about Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,131st consecutive game, Baltimore sports fans, the Colts leaving for Indianapolis, sports talk radio, podcasting, trust with sources, and why pickleball has become such a sore subject for tennis players.

The innovation segment looks at a fan submitted idea to improve MLB All Star Monday with a bunting derby, fielding, throwing, and baserunning skills competitions, plus a Home Run Derby twist based on total distance. Then the next to last segment revisits the top of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, the strange half inning between Hal Smith’s historic home run and Bill Mazeroski’s walk off.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why Cal Ripken Jr. still means so much to Baltimore sports

• How Jerry Coleman builds trust with sources and former athletes

• Why Baltimore sports fans differ from D.C. sports fans

• How MLB could make All Star Monday more complete

• Why the 1960 World Series turned on one bizarre half inning

Episode Highlights:

• 00:00 Episode preview

• 03:00 Jerry Coleman joins

• 06:20 Cal Ripken’s historic streak

• 12:10 Baltimore versus D.C. fans

• 18:30 Sports media and podcasting

• 27:40 Pickleball, tennis, and rule takes

• 37:20 MLB All Star Monday ideas

• 46:30 1960 World Series chaos

Guest:

Jerry Coleman is the sports director of 100.7 The Bay in Baltimore and the host of the Bmore Baseball Podcast and Bmore Football Podcast. He has covered Baltimore sports for more than 30 years, including major moments involving the Orioles, Ravens, Cal Ripken Jr., and the broader local sports scene.

Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned:

• Innovation segment: Sports Rule Pod’s recurring segment for examining sports rule changes, fan submitted ideas, and innovations at different stages of implementation.

• Good idea scale: Nick’s recurring rating system for evaluating whether a sports innovation is useful, practical, and worth adopting.

• Fan submitted innovation: A listener idea brought into the show for review, scrutiny, and discussion.

• MLB All Star Monday skills competitions: A proposal to add bunting, fielding, throwing, and baserunning contests before the Home Run Derby.

• Total distance Home Run Derby: A proposed Home Run Derby format where winners are determined by accumulated home run distance instead of total home runs.

• ABS challenge system: MLB’s automatic ball strike challenge system, discussed as a recent baseball innovation that adds strategy and drama.

• Ghost Runner rule: MLB’s extra innings rule that starts a runner on second base during the regular season to help games end sooner.

• Pitch clock: MLB’s pace of play rule designed to keep games moving and improve the fan experience.

• Next to last segment: Sports Rule Pod’s recurring segment that revisits the overlooked moment before a famous ending.

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