StewPod #3: Which players belong in the baseball video-game Hall of Fame?

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If you’re of a certain age and you love baseball, video games may be a big reason why. Back in the 8-bit and 16-bit days, it was the golden era for baseball games. There were more available than a baseball-loving kid could play, certainly enough to get young fans hooked on the sport. 

And while there’s plenty of debate on these here Internets about which baseball games are the best, we’re taking the discussion a different direction in the latest installment of The StewPod: Which players were the best? If there were a baseball video-game Hall of Fame, which players would be in it?

To dive into this topic, Chris and I are joined by two pals: Bad News Ramen from the MutaScale podcast and our favorite baseball card collector, Cardboard Icons. 

Also on this week’s show:
• Joc Pederson vs. Kris Bryant
• The powerful debut of Joey Gallo (he’s hit another homer since we taped this)
• Is this the best time for young MLB stars?
• Will the MLB draft ever be cool?
• Paste vs. Norkus, and other video-game baseball talk
• What non-baseball things are we diggin’ right now?

We apologize if you spend the rest of your day pining to play old-school baseball games.

[Featured music: Theme songs from “Bases Loaded,” “Baseball” and “R.B.I. Baseball.”]

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @MikeOz