In the second episode of my new series “The History of Charging the Mound,” we examine a 2001 bout between Mike Sweeney and Jeff Weaver. As you’ll see, this is among the most unexpected and bizarre mound-chargings on record. Strap in for passive-aggressiveness, a sensational takedown, some solid ground-and-pound combat, a disgraceful cheap shot, and eventual crying.
If you need to catch up, here’s Episode 1 of this series. And if you’d like to keep exploring, here you can find a spreadsheet in which I’ve logged all 266 mound-charging incidents I’ve found over the last 75 years. As always, if you’re interested in more and don’t want to wait, we’ve got everything that’s been published within the series available here, and we’re going to keep adding to it on a monthly basis.
I hope you enjoy, and whether you’re one of our Patrons or just enjoying things as they make it over to YouTube – you’ll have a new mound charging story to enjoy next week. Or, next week if you’re reading that this week. This week is the one with April 27th, 2026 in it. I hope that’s helpful.
In the second episode of my new series “The History of Charging the Mound,” we examine a 2001 bout between Mike Sweeney and Jeff Weaver. As you’ll see, this is among the most unexpected and bizarre mound-chargings on record. Strap in for passive-aggressiveness, a sensational takedown, some solid ground-and-pound combat, a disgraceful cheap shot, and eventual crying.
If you need to catch up, here’s Episode 1 of this series. And if you’d like to keep exploring, here you can find a spreadsheet in which I’ve logged all 266 mound-charging incidents I’ve found over the last 75 years. As always, if you’re interested in more and don’t want to wait, we’ve got everything that’s been published within the series available here, and we’re going to keep adding to it on a monthly basis.
I hope you enjoy, and whether you’re one of our Patrons or just enjoying things as they make it over to YouTube – you’ll have a new mound charging story to enjoy next week. Or, next week if you’re reading that this week. This week is the one with April 27th, 2026 in it. I hope that’s helpful.
#MIKE #SWEENEY #JEFF #WEAVER">MIKE SWEENEY vs. JEFF WEAVER
Hey everybody! It’s Jon again.
In the second episode of my new series “The History of Charging the Mound,” we examine a 2001 bout between Mike Sweeney and Jeff Weaver. As you’ll see, this is among the most unexpected and bizarre mound-chargings on record. Strap in for passive-aggressiveness, a sensational takedown, some solid ground-and-pound combat, a disgraceful cheap shot, and eventual crying.
If you need to catch up, here’s Episode 1 of this series. And if you’d like to keep exploring, here you can find a spreadsheet in which I’ve logged all 266 mound-charging incidents I’ve found over the last 75 years. As always, if you’re interested in more and don’t want to wait, we’ve got everything that’s been published within the series available here, and we’re going to keep adding to it on a monthly basis.
I hope you enjoy, and whether you’re one of our Patrons or just enjoying things as they make it over to YouTube – you’ll have a new mound charging story to enjoy next week. Or, next week if you’re reading that this week. This week is the one with April 27th, 2026 in it. I hope that’s helpful.
#MIKE #SWEENEY #JEFF #WEAVER
Hey everybody! It’s Jon again.In the second episode of my new series “The History of…
As I explain in the video, this series is a little different from those you’re used to seeing from me. First, it’s ongoing and has no definite end point. This subject matter is so rich with strange and funny baseball stories that I could make a hundred episodes if I really wanted to, but ultimately, I think I’ll just keep making them until either I get bored or you get bored.
Second, I thought it would be fun to offer y’all a peek under the hood as I produce these episodes. I’m doing something I’ve never done before: I’m sharing my primary research document. Over here in this post …
… you’ll find a link to my big Google spreadsheet that lists every single mound-charging incident I’ve found between 1950 and 2026. It also includes some stray notes I’ve left as well as links to any video evidence that might be available. Browse it, scrutinize it, steal it, whatever you wanna do. It belongs to everybody.
As I explain in the video, this series is a little different from those you’re used to seeing from me. First, it’s ongoing and has no definite end point. This subject matter is so rich with strange and funny baseball stories that I could make a hundred episodes if I really wanted to, but ultimately, I think I’ll just keep making them until either I get bored or you get bored.
Second, I thought it would be fun to offer y’all a peek under the hood as I produce these episodes. I’m doing something I’ve never done before: I’m sharing my primary research document. Over here in this post …
… you’ll find a link to my big Google spreadsheet that lists every single mound-charging incident I’ve found between 1950 and 2026. It also includes some stray notes I’ve left as well as links to any video evidence that might be available. Browse it, scrutinize it, steal it, whatever you wanna do. It belongs to everybody.
Anyway, hope you like this series!
#HISTORY #CHARGING #MOUND #EPISODE">THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND, EPISODE 1
Hey everybody! I’m Jon, and I’m launching a brand-new documentary series: THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND. It is about the history of charging the mound. This is the first episode.
As I explain in the video, this series is a little different from those you’re used to seeing from me. First, it’s ongoing and has no definite end point. This subject matter is so rich with strange and funny baseball stories that I could make a hundred episodes if I really wanted to, but ultimately, I think I’ll just keep making them until either I get bored or you get bored.
Second, I thought it would be fun to offer y’all a peek under the hood as I produce these episodes. I’m doing something I’ve never done before: I’m sharing my primary research document. Over here in this post …
… you’ll find a link to my big Google spreadsheet that lists every single mound-charging incident I’ve found between 1950 and 2026. It also includes some stray notes I’ve left as well as links to any video evidence that might be available. Browse it, scrutinize it, steal it, whatever you wanna do. It belongs to everybody.
Anyway, hope you like this series!
#HISTORY #CHARGING #MOUND #EPISODE
Hey everybody! I’m Jon, and I’m launching a brand-new documentary series: THE HISTORY OF CHARGING…
