2023 Mel Allen Re-broadcast
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Mordecai Israel was his name Mel Allen was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up to become the “Voice of the Yankees“. Our PhD Committee relives his great life with the help of authors, Stephen Borelli, Stanley Cohen and Rob Edelman. Our podcast also talks about Cliff Lee returning to the Phillies and notable baseball deaths for 2010. Then it’s time for At the Mixer with Marty […]
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2023 Ernie Harwell Re-broadcast
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This podcast features baseball sportscaster great, Ernie Harwell. Our PhD Committee first reviews Major League Baseball’s playoff expansion idea of adding an additional wild card team in each league and then shifts into analyzing who is listening to our podcasts. Then it’s time for Harwell. Hear Harwell’s moving 1955 poem – The Definition of Baseball, then hear Harwell’s account of baseball’s Shot Heard ‘Round the […]
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2023 Vin Scully Re-broadcast
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Greatest Baseball Sportscaster of All Time Our PhD Committee honors Vin Scully (1927 – 2022) as the greatest baseball sportscaster of all time. Ed, Farley and Mark then explore the life of Scully and listen to some of his greatest clips. Ed then interviews Dodger faithful and English Professor, Frank Ardolino about Scully. We then […]
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2023 Moe Berg Podcast Re-broadcast
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The Catcher Who Was a Spy This week we honor the man who inspired the creation of Baseball PhD – Moe Berg (1902 – 1972). Moe Berg got his PhD in life – through baseball. Berg spoke 12 languages travelled the world, played in the major leagues and served as America’s foremost atomic spy during World War II. Berg knew […]
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Frank Howard
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We pay tribute to a towering personalty who could have played in either the MLB or NBA. He choose baseball. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball author, Lew Freedman about the late, great Frank Howard (1936 – 2023).
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Schilling & Ortiz
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We’re Rockin’ in the Free World as we celebrate the election of David Ortiz into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and ponder the fate of the rest, including Curt Schilling. Louis H. Schiff, co-author of Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials joins our conversation to add wisdom and perspective.
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2023 World Series Review
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Finally, the Texas Rangers are World Champions. We discuss, ponder and review.
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2023 World Series
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The Rangers take Game 1 in an extra innings thriller. We review and interview West Jones from nolanwritin.com.
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2023 Warren Spahn
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Warren Spahn won 363 games ranking him as the winningest southpaw in Major League history. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Lew Freedman about his compelling
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2023 League Championship Series
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The Final Four is set. Rangers vs. Astros. Diamondbacks vs. Phillies. We celebrate playoff baseball and interview William Metzger from crawfishboxes.com about his beloved Astros.
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In 2016, as the Cubs prepared for the National League Championship Series, our PhD Committee remembered baseball’s greatest ambassador and Hall of Fame great, Ernie Banks who passed away on January 23, 2015. Let’s play two.