{"podcast":{"title":"Pod of Fame","slug":"pod-of-fame-626940","podcast_index_feed_id":626940,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f26ac68/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/podoffame/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5126282/5126282-1777866153573-f7477a8f94e89.jpg","author":"Jim Miloch","episode_count":354,"summary":"The podcast where we break down the resumes of athletes to determine whether or not they should get a call to their sports Hall of Fame.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T20:18:17.705346+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940"},"episode":{"title":"Kent Hrbek with Alex Chester","slug":"kent-hrbek-with-alex-chester","published_at":"2026-03-30T07:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940/kent-hrbek-with-alex-chester","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podoffame/episodes/Kent-Hrbek-with-Alex-Chester-e3gok7l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f26ac68/podcast/play/117247669/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-28%2Fcd8c9703-2eab-1803-77b8-f2af5ddf5d76.mp3","summary":"Jim is joined by sports podcaster Alex Chester to break down the HOF candidacy of former Minnesota Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek. First, Alex and Jim debate whether Hrbek was a good or great defensive 1st baseman, as he never won a gold glove, yet was known for his glove (10:44). Next, they discuss several of his memorable World Series moments, compare Hrbek to his teammate Kirby Puckett, and decide where Hrbek ranks among the best 1st basemen of the 1980s (13:22). Finally, Alex and Jim try to determine whether Hrbek is the best player in MLB history to make one or fewer all-star teams (39:00), before making a final call on whether or not they believe Hrbek deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (46:55).","meta_description":"Jim is joined by sports podcaster Alex Chester to break down the HOF candidacy of former Minnesota Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek. First, Alex and Jim deb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-of-fame-626940/episodes/kent-hrbek-with-alex-chester/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940/kent-hrbek-with-alex-chester.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}