Jim Abbott's No Hitter with Alison Agosti

First Ballot: The Hall of Fame Podcast

In 1993, Yankees' pitcher Jim Abbott became a baseball legend throwing a no-hitter with ONE HAND. Legendary comedy writer Alison Agosti re-joins the pod to talk about Abott's one-handed no-hitter, what she would do if she was rich, and her favorite item at Trader Joe's.

Showtime Codes:

(04:38) Alison Agosti Returns!

(05:40) Surviving the Writers Strike

(07:11) If You Were Rich…

(08:35) Neil’s Restaurant Timbs

(15:47) Manny Ramirez Deserves the HOF

(17:57) More Stats on Jim Abbott

(18:50) Jim Abbott Got Rocked and Ran Away!

(22:42) Did The Yankees Bad Hitting Help Jim Stay Hot

(25:27) Neil’s World Changing Revolutionary Baseball Idea

(28:25) Jim's Baseball Reference Page

(30:27) Jim Abbott Deserves A Movie

(33:14) Admiring Jim’s Hand Glove Transfer

(36:14) Jim’s High Fives

(37:07) In Appreciation of Your Hands

(40:37) The Crowd Gets Into The Moment

(43:10) Do You Like Unwritten Baseball Rules

(45:10) Mike Mussina’s Perfect Game Gets Broken Up

(46:15) The Call: Final Out Of Jim’s No-Hitter

(47:09) “We’re Not Gonna Take It”

(52:20) Different Shoes and Tiger Sharks

(57:22) Burning Questions: Was Jim Born Left-Handed?

(01:01:29) Happy Father's Day from Jim Abbott

(01:05:26) George Steinbrenner’s Comments

(01:09:02) Alison loves Wendy's Baked Potato

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