{"podcast":{"title":"1988 Topps","slug":"1988-topps-611434","podcast_index_feed_id":611434,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1befbc24/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/1988toppspodcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/4586961/4586961-1589723457654-c6508b84c0d4.jpg","author":"Matt Kuzma and David McEllis","episode_count":262,"summary":"Every card has a story to tell. In this 700+ episode series, Matt Kuzma and David McEllis discuss a different 1988 Topps baseball card every week. Send your questions and suggestions to 1988ToppsPodcast@gmail.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1988-topps-611434"},"episode":{"title":"Mark Langston (#80)","slug":"mark-langston-80","published_at":"2025-12-13T15:06:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1988-topps-611434/mark-langston-80","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1988-topps-611434","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1988topps/episodes/Mark-Langston-80-e3ca8r3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1befbc24/podcast/play/112582947/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-13%2F5e3087af-4c6e-3d5d-96e6-32f5b4e6fe82.mp3","summary":"Fine, he didn't invent "The Wave," but he was still a very good pitcher. Card #80 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-80-mark-langston_61023426 Krazy George unleashes The Wave - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqGxQoORYE Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner/1990-Fleer-Mark-Langston SI Langston signs his big contract in 1989 - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/12/11/rich-mans-game-with-the-collapse-of-collusion-and-with-clubs-prospering-as-never-before-baseball-salaries-are-now-out-of-sight 1989 SI Article about Mark - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/04/24/a-wanted-man-when-the-talk-is-trade-the-name-heard-most-often-is-that-of-seattles-mark-langston Is it Safe to Throw a Breaking Ball? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10293565/ Mike Witt Closes out Combined No-Hitter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jZckxXli0 Mark discusses his heart attack - https://youtu.be/KhJmU2Rjw-s?si=c_Lw8HcM8WxUhtpY&t=103 Mark pitches in Letterman’s hallway - https://youtu.be/04zpzh22BSo?si=oVTVL0w-b1kmTz49 Tino Martinez hits a Grand Slam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsP21Taiu0E Mariners, Angels, Padres, Expos","meta_description":"Fine, he didn't invent \"The Wave,\" but he was still a very good pitcher. Card #80 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3364,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1988-topps-611434/episodes/mark-langston-80/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1988-topps-611434/mark-langston-80.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}