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 League Championship Series 10/23/2021

2021 League Championship Series Can the Dodgers repeat their 2020 League Championship Series comeback against the Braves? Have the Red Sox lost their mojo and an Astros World Series inevitable? We discuss as we enjoy the best time of the year. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20911235

2021 The Grind 10/21/2021

2021 The Grind Ed Kasputis interviews author and national baseball writer at the Washington Post, Barry Svrluga about his newly released book, The Grind: Inside Baseball’s Endless Season. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20888702

2021 Minicast – Pluto on Weaver 10/17/2021

2021 Minicast – Pluto on Weaver Ed Kasputis interviews Cleveland Plain Dealer sports columnist Terry Pluto about Earl Weaver. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20842220

2021 Minicast – High Heat 10/14/2021

2021 Minicast – High Heat Ed Kasputis interviews author, Tim Wendel about his book, High Heat: The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20811725

2021 Game 6 Road Trip Re-broadcast 10/10/2021

2021 Game 6 Road Trip Re-broadcast Let’s remember one of the greatest World Series games of all time – Game 6 of the the 2011 World Series. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20766554

2021 Wild Card Review 10/07/2021

2021 Wild Card Review The season has ended and the Indians are no more. Congratulations to the Red Sox as they defeat the Yankees to advance. Our PhD Committee reviews the upcoming post season and remember their trip to Globe Life Field. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20736788

2021 Ten Innings at Wrigley 10/03/2021

2021 Ten Innings at Wrigley May 17, 1979. Ten Innings at Wrigley is Kevin Cook’s vivid account of a game that could only have happened at this ballpark, in this era, with this colorful cast of heroes and heels. Ed Kasputis interviews Kevin about his riveting book. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20686556

2021 Casey Stengel 09/30/2021

2021 Casey Stengel Ed Kasputis interviews Marty Appel about his book, Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20654783

2021 Texas Rangers 09/26/2021

2021 Texas Rangers As the season winds down, Farley & Ed pack up to visit Globe Life Field, to say hello to the postseason and goodbye to the Cleveland Indians. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20601137

2021 Willie McCovey 09/23/2021

2021 Willie McCovey Let’s learn about Hall of Fame Great, Willie McCovey who hit 521 career home runs and passed away in 2018 at the age of 80. Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Mark Armour about “Willie Mac.” /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20572958

2021 San Diego Padres 09/19/2021

2021 San Diego Padres It’s always beautiful in San Diego and sometimes, so are the Padres are they fight for the final playoff spot in the National League. Ed Kasputis interviews Joe Connor aka Mr. Sports Travel about the Padres and all things travel. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20522594

2021 War Fever 09/16/2021

2021 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

2021 Seattle Mariners 09/12/2021

2021 Seattle Mariners The Mariner’s rebuild is ahead of schedule as the M’s fight for a playoff spot. Meaningful September games for Seattle. Who would have thought? /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20444276

2021 Baseball Card Addict 09/09/2021

2021 Baseball Card Addict How many baseball cards did you collect? Do you still have them? Our PhD Committee remembers as Ed Kasputis interviews Tanner Jones about his book, Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20415638

2021 New York Mets 09/05/2021

2021 New York Mets The owner blames the players, the players blame the fans and the team’s manager doesn’t know what’s going on. Let’s Meet the Mets, a team that sat in first place for 90 days this summer but no more. Can the Met’s resurrect their season? Ed Kasputis interviews Jeff Cohen, Mets fan and co-host of Baseball […] /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20371880

2021 Jim Bouton 09/02/2021

2021 Jim Bouton Ed Kasputis interviews Professor of Law and the author of numerous baseball books, Mitchell Nathanson about his new book, Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20344280

2021 Arizona Diamondbacks 08/29/2021

2021 Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks currently have the worst record in the National League. We discuss their struggles and what Major League Baseball’s next collective bargaining agreement needs to fix. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20296325

2021 Minicast – Last Great Scout 08/26/2021

2021 Minicast – Last Great Scout Ed Kasputis interviews Dan Austin about his book, Baseball’s Last Great Scout: The Life of Hugh Alexander. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20266904

2021 St. Louis Cardinals 08/22/2021

2021 St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals are in 3rd but still have a shot at the post-season. Ed Kasputis interviews Josey Curtis from vivaelbirdos.com about the state of the Cardinals. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20219072

2021 Minicast – Who was Better – Ruth or Bonds? 08/19/2021

2021 Minicast – Who was Better – Ruth or Bonds? As we enjoy the dog days of August, let’s ponder who was better – Ruth or Bonds? Ed Kasputis interviews baseball authors Bill Nowlin and Jim Prime about this question for the ages. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/9261143

2021 Cincinnati Reds 08/15/2021

2021 Cincinnati Reds This year’s surprising Reds are playing well and competing for a playoff spot. Ed Kasputis interviews Cincinnati sports radio personality, Mo Egger about the Reds. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20145992

2021 Minicast – The Great Eight 08/12/2021

2021 Minicast – The Great Eight Let’s go back to 1975 and remember The Great Eight from the Big Red Machine as Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher and editor, Mark Armour. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20116265

2021 Chicago White Sox 08/08/2021

2021 Chicago White Sox “If you build it, he will come”. Let’s get ready for the Field of Dreams game as the first place, Chicago White Sox and surging New York Yankees play the first MLB game in Iowa. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/20068538

2021 Ernie Banks minicast 08/05/2021

2021 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

Cleveland Guardians 08/01/2021

Cleveland Guardians The Cleveland Indians are changing their name to the Guardians as they struggle to be playoff competitive. But the Cleveland Guardians already exist as a roller derby team! We ponder the name change and review the organization’s future (no matter what they might be called). /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19994273

2021 Summer of ’68 07/29/2021

2021 Summer of ’68 Ed Kasputis interviews author, Tim Wendel about his book, Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball – and America – Forever. From the beginning, ’68 was a season rocked by national tragedy and sweeping change. Opening Day was postponed and later played in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral. That summer, as […] /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19965287

2021 Chicago Cubs 07/25/2021

2021 Chicago Cubs Welcome to Episode 600 as we examine this year’s Cubs and what they’ll do as the July 30th trade deadline approaches. Ed Kasputis interviews Paul Francis Sullivan from Locked on MLB Podcast about those lovable Cubs. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19920605

2021 Re-broadcast – Episode 100 07/22/2021

2021 Re-broadcast – Episode 100 As we prepare for Episode 600 let’s remember Episode 100 from the 100th floor of the Empire State Building! Our PhD Committee goes down memory lane as we remember our first 100 podcasts. Thanks for listening and let’s continue to get our PhD in life through baseball. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19891946

2021 New York Yankees 07/18/2021

2021 New York Yankees The second half of the season has begun but some Yankees have COVID-19 again. Can the Yankees make a run or will the virus make them done? Ed Kasputis interviews Andrew Mearns from pinstripealley.com about those men in pinstripes. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19845131

2021 Minicast – Michael Zagaris 07/15/2021

2021 Minicast – Michael Zagaris Ed Kasputis interviews photography icon, Michael Zagaris who is the official photographer to both the Oakland A’s and San Francisco 49ers. /episode/index/show/baseballphd/id/19817105

Baseball PhD (enhanced M4A)

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