

Press Box Chronicles
Press Box Chronicles
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. Bringing Journalism back. I’m your host, Jeff Pearlman
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Dec 26, 2025 • 23min
1989/90 NBA Hoops Series 2 | MAGIC JOHNSON PULL + 90's Legends
Welcome back to another episode of Break Time with Jeff Pearlman! Today, we're ripping a 1989/90 Hoops Series 2 NBA Pack featuring an INCREDIBLE MAGIC JOHNSON pull that you have to see to believe!
Head to https://tombstonecollectibles.com to get in on all the card breaking action and order your box set today. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Dec 22, 2025 • 19min
Jerry Tarkanian: How The Las Vegas Mafia Helped Start The LA Lakers Showtime Dynasty
Today, we're diving into a story that quite literally changed the course of basketball history. It's 1979, and legendary UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian, who's coming off an incredible Final Four run, is approached by then-Los Angeles Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke, and soon-to-be Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, to be the head coach of the team. What happens next changed the course of basketball history, giving birth to the Showtime Lakers of the NBA and the Runnin' Rebels of college basketball. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Dec 15, 2025 • 22min
A Poetic Sports Legacy: The Marcus Lattimore Story
Today, we're diving into a legendary college football player from the University of South Carolina named Marcus Lattimore, who - 15 years removed from his prime playing days - sees sports for what it is. He's also the only athlete I've ever covered who left his professional playing career to become a poet - and one of the brightest young writers of his generation. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Dec 8, 2025 • 24min
Forgotten Greatness: The Story Of Ken Griffey, Sr.
Today, we're diving into one of my childhood heroes - my favorite baseball player of all-time: Ken Griffey, Sr. From World Series Champion to forgotten baseball star, he was more than just Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Father - he was a legend of the game. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Dec 1, 2025 • 21min
John Jefferson: The Coolest Football Player Of All-Time
Today, we're diving into one of the coolest football players of all-time - no, actually, maybe THE coolest football player of all-time - John Jefferson. The goggles wearing, 1,000-yard receiver may just be the coolest football player I've ever seen in my lifetime - and his downfall and subsequent departure from the NFL is one of the saddest, quickest falls from grace we've ever seen. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Nov 28, 2025 • 10min
Billy Ripken & The F*** Face Card | The Funniest Baseball Card Of All-Time
Today on a brand new episode of Break Time, we're diving into the most notorious, hilarious, wildest baseball card of all-time. A card that, when I was a kid, you wanted more than a Mike Schmidt rookie, or a Ken Griffey rookie - The Billy Ripken F*** Face card. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Nov 24, 2025 • 17min
Heroism & Heartbreak: The Joe Delaney Story
Today, we're diving into one of the most requested pieces on this channel: The great American hero Joe Delaney. We love tossing the word 'hero' out when speaking about athletes, but there's only a handful who've ever been honored enough to earn that title, and Joe Delaney is one of them. This is his story.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 20min
Quintin Dailey: The Forgotten Chicago Bulls Star With A Complicated, Horrific and Tragic Ending
Explore the complex life of Quintin Dailey, a once-promising basketball star. Uncover his rise at the University of San Francisco, and the personal trauma that shaped him. Delve into the chilling allegations he faced and the university's controversial defense. Despite a tumultuous NBA career and struggles with addiction, Dailey showed flashes of brilliance. His life took a tragic turn, ending quietly at just 49. Discover the highs and lows of a man often forgotten by history.

Nov 10, 2025 • 24min
Dave Kingman: Baseball's Biggest A**hole
Today, we're diving into a story about a guy who would make Barry Bonds seem like a media darling. A man who makes John Rocker look like - well, John Rocker will always look like a jerk, but you get the point. Today, we're diving into the one and only Dave Kingman, baseball's biggest a**hole. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Nov 3, 2025 • 22min
LA's One-Year Wonder: The Vince Ferragamo Story
Today, we're diving into the incredible, confusing, exciting yet deflating career of Vincent Ferragamo, the LA Rams good-looking, strong-armed, career backup QB, who had one of the most amazing one-year runs by an NFL QB in history, only to end up in the very place he competed to get out of. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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