August 12, 2024

EP. 255 — Operation Stolen Base w/ Adam Pally

Adam Pally, who stars alongside Steph Curry in the new Peacock series Mr. Throwback, joins the con-gregation to help break down the story of Cliff Panezich—an ex-baseball player whose throwing arm turned out to be more useful for forging sports memorabilia autographs. Stay schemin’!

 

Pre-Order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes”: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press

 

On Sunday, Sept. 22nd Laci will be hosting the Scam Goddess 5 Year Anniversary Live Show @ the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Buy tickets at https://regentdtla.com/tm-event/scam-goddess-live-five-year-anniversary/

 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

 

SOURCES:

https://vault.si.com/vault/2017/11/13/operation-stolen-base

https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/p-fcb0b1b0

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/autograph-fraud-nets-6-year-prison-sentence/

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