Dodgers in Sydney

It’s time for Dodger baseball in the Land Down Under.  Ed Kasputis interviews Andrew Menczel from Australian Cricket Podcast and our PhD Committee debates whether MLB opening day should be a national holiday.

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2014 Pitchers & Catchers Re-broadcast

Ed, Farley & Mark review Moe Berg’s famous article that Berg wrote for the Atlantic Monthly in 1941 – “Pitchers & Catchers.”

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2014 Cactus League

 

 

Spring training has begun.  We’re in Phoenix enjoying the Cactus League.  Ed Kasputis and Dave Matejczyk interview former Major Leaguer Joe Inglett about what it takes to get ready for spring training.  We conclude our podcast as we get ready for the Dodgers in Sydney.

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2014 Moe Berg Re-broadcast

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 about the existence of America’s atomic bomb before President Truman!  Discover his story as Ralph Berger, Louis Jacobson, Chuck Brodsky, Linda McCarthy and our PhD Committee remember Moe Berg.

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Grapefruit League Abroad

It’s our opening day, Season 5.  We explore Florida’s Grapefruit League as Ed Kasputis interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about Montreal and Panama City.

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2014 100th Podcast

Welcome to Episode 100 from the 100th floor of the Empire State Building!  It’s been almost 4 years since our first podcast from Cleveland.  Our PhD Committee remembers our first 100 podcasts.  Let’s continue to get our PhD in life through baseball.

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2014 Minicast – 1954 NY Giants

 

Ed Kasputis interviews baseball researcher, John Burbridge about the 1954 World Champion New York Giants.

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Lake Placid 1980

Our PhD Committee remembers Lake Placid 1980 as Dave Matejczyk recalls his ultimate road trip.

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2014 Minicast – Banzai Babe Ruth

Ed Kasputis interviews Robert K. Fitts about his book, Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan.

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2014 Minicast – St. Luke’s Hospital

In March 2012, Ed Kasputis visited St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo to retrace the steps of Catcher and OSS spy, Moe Berg who visited the hospital on November 29, 1934 and shot video of the Tokyo skyline.  Later during World War II, Berg shared this video with the U.S. Government.  Kasputis interviews Kaoru Oda and Sumio Yabu from the roof of St. Luke’s.

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