April 7, 1977

On April 7, 1977 the Toronto Blue Jays played their first game at Exhibition Stadium against the Chicago White Sox.  The video below will attest that Toronto needed a dome stadium.  Five years later after the 1982 Grey Cup, momentum for building a dome stadium took root after miserable weather dimmed the Grey Cup game.

Construction started on October 3, 1986 and the SkyDome opened on June 3, 1989.  In 2005, the SkyDome’s name was changed to Rogers Centre.  Ed, Farley and Mark will be reviewing this great multi-purpose stadium during our podcast featuring the Toronto Blue Jays.  This podcast will be released on Friday, August 13th.

Opening Day – April 7, 1977, Exhibition Stadium

Toronto

Toronto is Canada’s largest city and the capitol of the province of Ontario.   More importantly, Toronto is home to the Blue Jays.

Ed, Farley and Mark will be talking about this great city during their next podcast featuring the Toronto Blue Jays.  This podcast will be released on Friday, August 13th.

Tour of Toronto

Future City Toronto

October 23, 1993

This week is Toronto Blue Jays‘ week with our podcast featuring the Blue Jays being released on Friday, August 13th.  October 23, 1993 will always be a great day in Blue Jays history.

It was the 1993 World Series, pitting the defending 1992 World Series Champion Blue Jays against the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.  The Blue Jays were leading the series 3 games to 2. Game 6, bottom of the ninth with the Phillies ahead 6 – 5.  Two men were on with Joe Carter at bat and the Phillies’ Mitch Williams on the mound.  Enjoy the video.

Coca Cola Tribute to the 1993 Blue Jays

Houston Astros

Today, our PhD Committee is in America’s 4th largest city – Houston, Texas.  Ed, Farley and Mark explore Houston.  First, Ed interviews Charlie and Sandy Brading about their long time neighbor and friend, Neil Armstrong.  Then Ed interviews Jack Moore from Space Center Houston about this 1,000 acre complex that hosts Mission Control.  Ed then interviews long time Astros fan, Bill Gilbert and learns a thing or two about MLB’s salary arbitration process.  Our PhD Committee then wraps up the show as they leave the former Republic of Texas and cross the border – to Canada.  Toronto here we come!

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400,000 plus two

It took the efforts of 400,000 people plus two to put a man on the moon.  This week is Astros‘ week and how can any baseball fan forget that Mission Control is in Houston?  The below video was shot almost seven years before America landed on the moon.

During our podcast featuring the Houston Astros, Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Jack Moore from Space Center Houston.  Ed will also interview Charlie and Sandy Brading from Wapakoneta, Ohio.  The Bradings have known Neil Armstrong for over 60 years.

Our Astros’ podcast will be released on Friday, August 6, 2010.

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Houston

Houston is the 4th largest city in the United States and home to the Houston Astros.  The Astros play in beautiful Minute Maid Park with its high tech retractable dome.  Houston is a diverse city with much to do. Any Baseball PhD would be hard pressed to visit Houston and not learn much about the world.

This week is Astros‘ week with our weekly podcast featuring the Houston Astros being released on Friday, August 6th.  Ed, Farley and Mark will be reporting from deep in the heart of Texas!

One Day in Houston

Minute Maid Park

Who’s in First – August 1, 2010

Professor Bukiet and Baseball Bob are tied with 4.5 points each

We are four months into the season with Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology holding steady.  This month Baseball Bob (the smartest man we know) has surged to tie the professor.  Both brainiacs have 4.5 points.  Both men predicted that the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals would make the playoffs.  Currently the Cardinals are tied for first in the NL Central with the Cincinnati Reds.  This is how each man got one half point.

Bukiet also predicted that the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves would make the playoffs.  Baseball Bob has predicted that the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants would make the playoffs.  If the season were to end today, all of these teams would make the playoffs.

Tied for third are Baseball PhD’s Who and playballexperience.com‘s Rodney Johnson (Johnson is also the official scorer for the Arizona Diamondbacks). Both man and boy predicted that the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals would also make the playoffs.  Who also predicted that the Texas Rangers would make the post season while Johnson predicted that the San Francisco Giants will also still be playing in October.

Can anyone catch Professor Bukiet?  The key teams to watch are Tampa Bay and Texas.  If both of these teams continue to play well, the Professor’s legacy will continue to grow.

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