B Block Book Club: The Catcher Was A Spy Part II

Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 12:50 a.m.

b'In their second episode on the story of Moe Berg, "The Catcher Was a Spy," by Nicholas Dawidoff, Joel and Sam discuss Berg\'s life after the MLB, working for the OSS during World War II. We talk about Berg\'s impatience with working a desk in Washington, D.C., his role in introducing baseball to hold up U.S. allies in the Caribbean, and, finally, his work as a spy for the allies investigating the Nazi regime\'s ability to build a nuclear bomb.\\n\\nFollow us on social!\\n\\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/\\nTwitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp\\nWordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com\\nApple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump\\u2026mp/id1107407433\\nSoundcloud: @umpnhemp'