The World Series

Every October, baseball fans turn their attention to the sport's biggest event. However, the championship we know today wasn't always a part of baseball. In fact, for much of the sport's early history, the idea of a single national champion was highly controversial. Rival leagues, bitter disputes, and a surprising agreement helped establish what would become one of America's greatest sporting traditions. Learn more about the origins of baseball's world series on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is brought to you by Ramp. One of the least glamorous parts of running any business is the administrative work. It's not just the money involved. It's the time you spend tracking down receipts, filling out forms, and dealing with expenses when you could be doing something useful. With Ramp expenses submit themselves. Just text or email your receipt and Ramp categorizes codes and submits it for you. And when you book business travel with Ramp, they find the best flights and hotels you're actually allowed to book so you don't find out a month later that something was only partially covered. More than 70,000 organizations have saved over $12,000,000,000 with Ramp. Time is money, and you can save both with Ramp. New customers get $250 off at ramp.com/eed. Go to ramp.com/eed. Ramp.com/eed. This episode is sponsored by Hexclad. I recently had a get together at my place, and one of the attendees asked me, so where's that Hexclad walk you've been talking about? So I showed him and he said, yeah, this really is nice. And he was right. HexClad cookware is nice. And if you wanna upgrade your kitchen, you should consider a set. HexClad's 12 piece set is a strong pick if you're cooking multiple things at once. You have enough range to handle all your dishes without swapping pans halfway through. Hexclad six piece set is a great everyday upgrade if you want the core pieces you'll actually reach for all the time. It gives you the essentials without overloading your cabinets with cookware you'll never use. Don't go into football season with cookware that makes game day meals harder than they need to be. Upgrade your kitchen with HexClad and make cooking, hosting, and cleanup easier all season long. For a limited time only, my listeners get 10% off your order with my exclusive link. Just head to hexclad.com/daily. Support the show and check them out at hexclad.com/daily, and make sure to let them know I sent you. The origins of the world series actually can be traced to the earliest days of professional baseball. The National Association of Professional Baseball Players was founded in 1871. The league transformed baseball from a widely fragmented disorganized set of amateur leagues into the nation's first ticket selling spectator sport. The league brought together top teams from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis. It was poorly funded and had few ownership requirements, so teams often folded after a bad road trip or a string of bad …