Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

What would you do if you could get a PhD in life - through baseball? Welcome to Baseball PhD. A podcast for your brain. 30 major league cities, 100 places to see. Let\'s touch them all as we make a road trip of a lifetime!

2021 Los Angeles Angels 05/16/2021

2021 Los Angeles Angels The Angels are in last but not so fast. First they cut Pujols but Ohtani continues to blast. After our podcast Pujols signs with the Dodgers and who has the last laugh? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19120940

2021 Minicast – The JuJu Rules 05/13/2021

2021 Minicast – The JuJu Rules Ed Kasputis interviews award winning humorist and author, Hart Seely from his battle pod about his book, The JuJu Rules. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19088876

2021 Minnosota Twins 05/09/2021

2021 Minnosota Twins The Twins are in 4th place which surprises everyone. Was it just a bad April or is more to come? Our PhD Committee analyzes why 20201 MLB batting stats are at all all-time low. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19034825

2021 Minicast – Designated Hebrew 05/06/2021

2021 Minicast – Designated Hebrew Ed Kasputis interviews Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter, Yankee great – Ron Blomberg about the re-release of his book, Designated Hebrew. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18998984

2021 Oakland Athletics 05/02/2021

2021 Oakland Athletics The A’s had a great April but are they for real? Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Sullivan from Locked on MLB podcast about the team he predicted would win the AL West. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18942311

2021 Andy Van Slyke 04/29/2021

2021 Andy Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke played in the Majors for 12 years. He’s got a great web site and a podcast. Ed Kasputis interviews Andy about the game we love. Check out andyvanslyke.com. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18904718

2021 Detroit Tigers 04/25/2021

2021 Detroit Tigers Akil Baddoo is all the rage as the rebuilding Tigers take the stage. Ed Kasputis interviews Jason Beck from MLB.com about this year’s Tigers. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18850001

2021 Ed Kasputis PhD Ceremony 04/22/2021

2021 Ed Kasputis PhD Ceremony On September 18, 2010, Ed Kasputis got his Baseball PhD by visiting his 30th Major League Ballpark – Target Field. Our PhD Committee examines Ed about his 40 year journey though the baseball world and life. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18817085

2021 Pittsburgh Pirates 04/18/2021

2021 Pittsburgh Pirates We’re in Pittsburgh enjoying PNC Park as Ed Kasputis interviews Angela Zandier about Pup Night. When was the last time you took your dog to the ballpark? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18764504

2021 Minicast – Eight Men Out 04/15/2021

2021 Minicast – Eight Men Out Eight Men Out is a 1988 American baseball classic movie that depicts the 1919 Chicago White Sox gambling scandal. In our first minicast (a short podcast), Ed Kasputis and baseball researcher, Jim Nitz review this must see movie. Say it ain’t so Joe. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18731858

2021 Washington Nationals 04/11/2021

2021 Washington Nationals We’re Nuts about the Nats. Can 22 year old Juan Soto lead the Nats to the post season or will the Nats just be average? We debate. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18678773

Bukiet’s Predictions 04/07/2021

Bukiet’s Predictions It’s that time of year as Ed Kasputis interviews Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology about the Professor’s 2021 baseball predictions. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18644357

2021 Atlanta Braves 04/04/2021

2021 Atlanta Braves We interrupt our previously scheduled Milwaukee Brewers podcast and turn to Atlanta as Major League Baseball has abruptly pulled this year’s All-Star Game from the Capitol of the South in response to Georgia’s new Election Integrity Law (Senate Bill 202). We review the law, COVID-19 updates and the State of the Braves. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18594602

2021 Orlando Cepeda 04/01/2021

2021 Orlando Cepeda Let’s learn about Baseball Hall of Famer, Orlando Cepeda as Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Bruce Markusen. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18561857

2021 Colorado Rockies 03/28/2021

2021 Colorado Rockies Let’s celebrate as Opening Day is near and Mark returns to our recording studio for our next podcast. We review the plight of the Colorado Rockies and make our annual predictions on which teams will be playoff bound. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18495593

2021 Minicast Cook & Son PhD Ceremony 03/25/2021

2021 Minicast Cook & Son PhD Ceremony Our PhD Committee honors Todd Cook and his six year old son, Tim as they completed their baseball journey by visiting all 30 current Major League ballparks in 2012. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18461198

2021 San Francisco Giants 03/21/2021

2021 San Francisco Giants We’re at the City by the Bay as we ponder the Giants place in the National League West. Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Sullivan from Locked on MLB Podcast about this year’s Giants. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18406271

2021 Hot Springs, Arkansas 03/18/2021

2021 Hot Springs, Arkansas Let’s remember Season 7 (2016) as our PhD Committee learned about baseball’s first spring training venue, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Bill Jenkinson about Hot Springs and the most important spring training home run of all time. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18373760

American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays 03/14/2021

American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays We honor the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays. With the loss of their two best pitchers, can the Rays make the playoffs? We also ponder the new minor league rule changes for the upcoming season and how these changes could impact MLB in the future. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18316433

2021 The Walker Brothers 03/11/2021

2021 The Walker Brothers Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview baseball historian, Craig Brown about Moses Fleetwood Walker (1856 – 1924) and Weldy Walker (1860 – 1937), who were the first two African American professional baseball players. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18280067

World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers 03/07/2021

World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers All hail the Dodgers as the World Champions add Trevor Bauer in their quest to repeat. Ed Kasputis interviews Matt Moreno from dodgerblue.com as we all “Think Blue.” /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18221609

2021 Minicast – Ted Williams 03/04/2021

2021 Minicast – Ted Williams Ed Kasputis interviews Boston author, Bill Nowlin about Red Sox great, Ted Williams. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18185207

2021 Cactus League 02/28/2021

2021 Cactus League March has arrived and Spring Training has begun. We talk about COVID and the Cactus League as Ed Kasputis interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18122996

2021 Minicast – Marty Kuehnert 02/25/2021

2021 Minicast – Marty Kuehnert From Tokyo, Ed Kasputis interviews Marty Kuehnert, Senior Advisor to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles about his 40+ year career as an American baseball executive in Japan. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18086846

2021 Grapefruit League 02/21/2021

2021 Grapefruit League Florida Spring Training has begun as we remember the late and great Hank Aaron and Rush Limbaugh. Ed Kasputis interviews Nick Gandy from the Florida Sports Foundation and we marvel at the 14 year contract of Fernando Tatis Jr. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/18027128

2021 Meet the PhD Committee again 02/18/2021

2021 Meet the PhD Committee again What a difference a twelve years makes! Our PhD Committee remembers their first year as they prepare to launch Season 12. This podcast concludes with a replay of our first podcast – Meet Your PhD Committee which was released on February 20, 2010. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17993807

Travel Ban? 02/14/2021

Travel Ban? Does a domestic travel ban make sense? Did the White House ponder such a ban? Is such a ban constitutional and how would it affect Spring Training? We also ponder and debate. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17941526

2021 Minicast – The Importance of Hobbies 02/11/2021

2021 Minicast – The Importance of Hobbies Ed Kasputis interviews Padres fan and Pastor, James D. Smith III about the importance of hobbies. Jim shares words of wisdom that were inspired by his lovely wife, Linda many years ago. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17907701

Looks Like We Made It 02/07/2021

Looks Like We Made It COVID-19 cases are going down and Spring Training is scheduled to open on February 19. We celebrate as we review this week’s trades & free agent signings. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17852528

2021 Margaret Mitchell minicast 02/04/2021

2021 Margaret Mitchell minicast Ed Kasputis interviews Joanna Arietta about Atlanta’s famous, Margaret Mitchell. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/17814275

Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

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