Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman

Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman

3 Seasons

Welcome to Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman—the show where a cranky middle-aged sports writer who has seen it all takes you behind the scenes and into the stories. I’m your host, Jeff Pearlman.

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Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
  • Ep.1 - Press Box Chronicles - Wife Swap

    Episode 1

    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 thei...

  • Ep.2 - Press Box Chronicles - Lester Hayes

    Episode 2

    Today, we're diving into the most feared cornerback in NFL history. A guy who shut down half the field, had QBs shook, and was so good the NFL made rules around him. The man who made 'Stickum' illegal in the NFL. This is the Lester Hayes story.

  • Ep.3 - Press Box Chronicles - Ann Meyers

    Episode 3

    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 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals), and was the first pick in the ...

  • Ep.4 - Press Box Chronicles - Will Clark

    Episode 4

    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 douc...

  • Ep.5 - Press Box Chronicles - Sexiest Man Alive Mix Up

    Episode 5

    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 ...

  • Ep.6 - Press Box Chronicles - Kenny Easley

    Episode 6

    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.

  • Ep.7 - Press Box Chronicles - The University of the Southwest Golf Team Tragedy

    Episode 7

    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, it was one of the proudest pieces I've done in my career. This is the tragic s...

  • Ep.8 - Press Box Chronicles - White Goons

    Episode 8

    The White Goon of the 1980's and the NBA's answer to a "too black" league.
    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 b...

  • Ep.9 - Press Box Chronicles - Jim Palmer

    Today, we're diving into one of my favorite comeback stories. Jim Palmer was a standout pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, who retired in 1984. Seven years later, he decided he wasn't finished with the game he loved.

  • Ep.10 - Press Box Chronicles - Ron LeFlore

    We've had some insane stories on this 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 Detroi...

  • Ep.11 - Press Box Chronicles - Sean Casey

    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...