Racing Presidents – Every 4th Inning at Nationals Park

Obama unites fans at Nationals’ Opener

George W. Bush said that he was a uniter and not a divider.   On April 5, 2010, President Barack Obama galvanized the crowd as he stood on the pitcher’s mound preparing to throw out the first pitch.

Listen to the crowd as our Commander in Chief puts on his baseball cap.  This Friday, we’ll be releasing our Washington Nationals podcast.  Enjoy the video.

MLB.TV – Should You Subscribe?

MLB.TV allows a baseball fan to watch every game, everywhere.  A basic package costs $99.95 for the 2010 Season.  All games can be viewed on your computer, iPhone, iTouch and iPad.

In the video below, Ed Kasputis interviews Baseball Bob about the merits and features of this digital product along with the cell phone app, MLB.com at Bat 2010.   Did you know that the first major league game that Babe Ruth saw was the first major league game that he played?  We’ve come a long way since 1914!

To learn more about the MLB’s iPad app watch the video below.

Minnesota Twins

Target Field will open on April 12, 2010 as the Minnesota Twins host the Boston Red Sox.  Target Field will be the only new major league ballpark that will open this year.  Ed, Farley and Mark begin the podcast by talking about Target Field.  Ed then interviews Michael Wekesser, lead designer for the Target Field project.  Mike’s employer is the world renown sports architectural firm, Populous.

The Wise Guys then battle it out over baseball history and then Baseball Bob appears from the shadows to give us the baseball trivia question of the podcast.  What was the name of the franchise that moved to Baltimore in 1954?

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Dolphin Birth at the National Aquarium

During our April 2nd podcast, we asked Farley about the Baseball PhD topic of dolphin births.  On March 10, 2010 a dolphin calf was born at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.  Go O’s!.

When given the choice of flipper first or head first, Farley predicted that dolphin calves were born flipper first.  Was Farley right?

Play the video and learn.

For more information on this dolphin calf, click here.

Baseball Americana – Treasures From The Library of Congress

Baseball Americana – Treasures From The Library of Congress is a wonderful book that showcases the rich history of our national pastime.  In preparation for Opening Day, Ed Kasputis sat down with co-author, Frank Ceresi to travel down baseball memory lane.

This interview will be part of our April 9, 2010 podcast featuring the Washington Nationals.

Opening Day Starts Tonight! 8:05 P.M. EST

Opening Day starts tonight with the greatest rivalry of all. Yankees vs. Red Sox in majestic Fenway Park.

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