• The Unshakeable Demons of "Curve Ball" Ring
    May 6 2026

    Devastating curveball? Check. Long track record of arrests in two separate cities? Check.


    John "Curve Ball" Ringelski was a tremendous pitcher in South Bend's industrial league, but he could never shake his inner demons. Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman explore the wild life of "Curve Ball" Ring up to his last punchout - literally.


    You can also find the feature documentary "South Bend: Built by Baseball" on PBS Michiana's YouTube page.

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    18 Min.
  • The Legend of "Bashful" Stanley - A Hero Who Vanished
    Apr 29 2026

    Winning an industrial league championship should mean that you'd be famous for a long time, right? That's not the case with South Bend's "Bashful" Stanley - a one-year wonder of a pitcher who mysteriously disappears from all historical record.


    Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman take a look at Bashful Stanley's glorious 1922 campaign with the George Cutter team, as well as South Bend's robust industrial league.

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    18 Min.
  • "Wee" Dickie Kerr - A Short King in South Bend
    Apr 22 2026

    "Wee" Dickie Kerr may have lacked stature, but he was all skill. From refusing to rig the 1919 World Series as a member of the Chicago White Sox, to his later years in South Bend's industrial league, Dickie dominated the competition from the pitcher's mound.


    Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman dive into the stories that made Kerr a folk hero and an inspiration to future big-leaguers.


    You can also find the feature documentary "South Bend: Built by Baseball" on PBS Michiana's YouTube channel.

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    15 Min.
  • The Greatness of Jean Faut - A Women's Baseball Icon
    Apr 15 2026

    A women's baseball Hall-of-Famer, and the only professional baseball player to throw two perfect games, Jean Faut is an undisputed all-time great. But to play baseball while your jealous husband is your manager? That's a different matter entirely.


    Join Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman as they explore Jean's origin story and her career with the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.


    You can also find the feature documentary "South Bend: Built by Baseball" on PBS Michiana's YouTube channel.

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    18 Min.