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Clear the Field Podcast
A Most Honorable Ejection
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A Most Honorable Ejection

With family in trouble, Rocky Colavito did what he had to do, and he thinks you would do the same.

In 1961, a Detroit star went into the stands at Yankee Stadium to fight somebody and became the hero of the hour.

Episode Highlights

- The Colavito family reunion

- The case of the odd, old-fashioned hat

- Rip Collins, conscience for the Tigers

- Thrown out for a most unexpected reason

- The Yankee Killer strikes (it’s not who you think)

- Baseball Ethics 101

- A father’s tough love


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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson

Production and Music: Ted Walker

Design: Ketaki Kulkarni

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