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!

2023 New York Mets 07/30/2023

2023 New York Mets Baseball’s highest payroll team has severely underachieved. Even Mrs. Met has left Mr. Met. Ed Kasputis interviews Anthony Rivera from the podcast, Subway to Shea to understand why. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27604431

2023 San Diego Padres 07/23/2023

2023 San Diego Padres The Padres are like a bad boyfriend. Sometimes they come through but sometimes they really let you down. Ed Kasputis interviews San Diego baseball blogger, Brittany Frederick to understand the nuances of love/hate. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27540624

2023 Andy Van Slyke 07/20/2023

2023 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

2023 Pittsburgh Pirates 07/16/2023

2023 Pittsburgh Pirates The Pirates are better as their smart draft picks make their way to the Majors. Ed Kasputis interviews Jake Slebodnick from bucsdugout.com about the team’s progress. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27477900

2023 Los Angeles Angels 07/09/2023

2023 Los Angeles Angels The Angels were playing well until everybody got hurt. Ed Kasputis interviews Jeff Joiner from crashingthepearlygates.com about the Angels plight. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27410244

2023 Baseball Talk Radio 07/06/2023

2023 Baseball Talk Radio Let’s remember Baseball Talk Radio’s first live podcast with Rich Baxter, Gary Mack and Ed Kasputis as we prepared for Game 6 of the 2016 National League Championship Series. Will it be the Dodgers or the Cubs headed to Cleveland for the 112th edition of the Fall Classic? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27383088

2023 Toronto Blue Jays 07/02/2023

2023 Toronto Blue Jays Canada is burning but can the Blue Jays catch fire? Ed Kasputis interviews Tom Dakers from bluebirdbanter.com about the team up North. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27346671

2023 Ernie Banks minicast 06/29/2023

2023 Ernie Banks minicast 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. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20040056

2023 Oakland Athletics 06/25/2023

2023 Oakland Athletics Viva Las Vegas. The Oakland Athletics are an MLB Owners vote away from moving to Las Vegas. Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB Podcast about the inevitability of the A’s move to Las Vegas. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27258900

2023 Minicast – Down to the Last Pitch 06/22/2023

2023 Minicast – Down to the Last Pitch What was the greatest World Series? Ed Kasputis learns as he interviews author, Tim Wendel about his new book, Down to the Last Pitch. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27232014

2023 London Series 06/18/2023

2023 London Series The grounds crew has been working 24/7 to get London Stadium ready for the London Series as the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals cross the Atlantic for a two game series. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27184746

2023 Minnesota Twins 06/11/2023

2023 Minnesota Twins Their pitching staff is great but their hitters strike out 27% of the time. The Minnesota Twins are in first place in the weakest division in baseball. Can their bats wake up and win the AL Central? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27109014

2023 Boston Red Sox 06/04/2023

2023 Boston Red Sox Boston is a great city with a good team. Our PhD Committee reviews this year’s Sox along with the current status of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/27037485

2023 Baseball Comedy 06/01/2023

2023 Baseball Comedy Our PhD Committee examines and celebrates the comedians who love baseball through their unforgettable skits. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/4014034

2023 Seattle Mariners 05/28/2023

2023 Seattle Mariners The Mariners started slow and are picking up speed. Was last year a fluke or just foreshadowing on what’s to come? Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB Podcast about the team from the Great Northwest. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26970612

2023 Minicast – What So Prouldly We Hailed 05/25/2023

2023 Minicast – What So Prouldly We Hailed Over 200 years ago, Francis Scott Key penned the words for our National Anthem as he watched the Battle of Baltimore from a British Navy ship. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Marc Leepson about his newly completed biography, What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis S /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26945478

2023 Baltimore Orioles 05/21/2023

2023 Baltimore Orioles The Birds are looking good. The rebuild is working. We learn more as Ed Kasputis interviews Baltimore podcaster, Paul Valle about the team he loves. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26902773

2023 Minicast – Ray Chapman & Me 05/17/2023

2023 Minicast – Ray Chapman & Me Ed Kasputis interviews children’s author, Dan Gutman about his book, Ray & Me. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/22788137

2023 Detroit Tigers 05/14/2023

2023 Detroit Tigers The Tigers are better. With Eduardo Rodriguez pitching great, are the Tigers good enough to win the AL Central? Ed Kasputis interviews Jason Beck from MLB.com about the team he follows every day. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26832060

2023 Arizona Diamondbacks 05/07/2023

2023 Arizona Diamondbacks The Dbacks are much better and Zac Gallen is leading the way. Ed Kasputis interviews Jim McLennan from azsnakepit.com about this year’s surprising team from Arizona. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26765892

2023 Weaponized Baseball 05/04/2023

2023 Weaponized Baseball Ed Kasputis interviews author, Scott A. Rowan about his brilliant book, Weaponized Baseball: Declassified, Withheld Stories Reveal Baseball’s Hidden Role in Geopolitics, International Military Action, Mental Manipulation & Mass Distraction. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26740845

2023 Miami Marlins 04/30/2023

2023 Miami Marlins The Fish are improved but the jury’s still out on whether victory in the NL East is but a dream. Ed Kasputis interviews Ely Sussman from fishstripes.com about this year’s Marlins. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26694537

Antarctica 04/27/2023

Antarctica Antarctica is a polar desert with a land mass larger than the United States. Ed Kasputis interviews Louis Schiff, co-author of Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials about his bucket list trip to Antarctica. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26668422

2023 Cleveland Guardians 04/23/2023

2023 Cleveland Guardians Can the youngest team in the MLB win the AL Central again? Ed Kasputis interviews baseball author Scott Longert about his book, Victory on Two Fronts: The Cleveland Indians and Baseball During World War II. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26623692

Call Him Jack 04/20/2023

Call Him Jack Before 1946, Jackie Robinson was known as Jack. If you think you know all of the Jackie Robinson story, think again, as Ed Kasputis interviews Michael G. Long, co-author of the fabulous book, Call Him Jack. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26597145

2023 Los Angeles Dodgers 04/16/2023

2023 Los Angeles Dodgers Will this be a typical year of excellence for the Dodgers or with their new faces could the Padres win the NL West? Ed Kasputis interview Matt Moreno from dodgerblue.com. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26554827

2023 Take Me Out to the Ballgame 04/12/2023

2023 Take Me Out to the Ballgame Ed & Farley interview Dave Berger about his new book, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, a book that highlights comical and freakish injuries that you cannot make up! /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26527209

2023 Chicago White Sox 04/09/2023

2023 Chicago White Sox Can the White Sox stay healthy and compete in the AL Central? Ed Kasputis interviews Josh Nelson from soxmachine.com about the team he loves. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26487660

2023 War Fever 04/06/2023

2023 War Fever Farley’s back in the studio as we interview Professor and co-author, Randy Roberts about his new and timely novel, War Fever: Boston, Baseball and America in the Shadow of the Great War. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20491382

2023 Atlanta Braves 04/02/2023

2023 Atlanta Braves Will the Atlanta Braves win the NL East again? How good will the Braves be in 2023? Ed Kasputis interviews Braves blogger, Bennett Hipp about this year’s Bravos. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/26416650

Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

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