Mr. Sports Travel
February 28, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Not just 30 MLB Cities but 30 Baseball Countries!
Our podcast featuring the Grapefruit League will be released on Friday, March 4th. Our featured guest will be Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor from www.mrsportstravel.com. ”We use Mr. Sports Travel’s baseball travel guide for our weekly podcasts,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD. ”His travel guides are second to none and incorporate the concept of getting your PhD in life – through baseball.”
Mr. Sports Travel will share his thoughts on the Grapefruit League, sports travel and famed Dodgertown. Don’t miss this compelling guest who has been to 30 different countries because of his love for baseball.
Listen to our 2010 Grapefruit League podcast (Episode 2 – released on March 5, 2010)
Cactus League 2011
February 24, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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It’s time to start Season 2 with our Cactus League 2011 podcast. We’ll catch up with Marvelous Marv from marvelousmarv.com and then review the movie Fantasyland with Andre Lower from baseballbypositions.com. Andre will tell us about his website and our PhD Committee will talk about all things Cactus League including the Cubs strategy of scalping their tickets first! We’ll also hear the wisdom of Bill Veeck about the wonders of spring training. The podcast concludes as we start our 100 Places to See season long series and our PhD Committee packs up and leaves the desert for the vitamin C of Florida. Grapefruit League, here we come!
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Marvelous Marv & the Cactus League
February 21, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Cactus League 2011
This is Cactus League week with our podcast featuring the Cactus League being released on Friday, February 25. During this podcast we’ll catch up with a good friend of the podcast, Marvelous Marv. Marvelous Marv is a private tour operator for the Grand Canyon.
Listen to our 2010 Cactus League Podcast (Episode 3 released on March 12, 2010)
2010 Marvelous Marv interview
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Meet the PhD Committee again
February 19, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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What a difference a year makes! Our PhD Committee remembers their first year as they prepare to launch Season 2. This podcast concludes with a replay of our first podcast – Meet Your PhD Committee which was released on February 20, 2010. Our podcast featuring the Cactus League will be released on Friday, February 25th.
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Harry Caray
February 10, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Holy Cow!
We conclude our 6 podcast series on baseball’s greatest sportscasters with Harry Caray (1914 – 1998). Caray broadcast Major League Baseball for 53 years. Ed, Farley & Mark review the 2006 PBS documentary, Kokoyakyu – High School Baseball. Then it’s time for baseball’s greatest showman. Ed interviews author and former presidential speech writer, Curt Smith about Caray and his legacy. We then listen as Caray sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the first night game at Wrigley Field, August 8, 1988. The podcast concludes as our PhD Committee gets ready to head to Arizona for our next podcast – Cactus League!
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Harry Caray on Crackerjacks
February 4, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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The Prize Inside
Listen as Harry Caray talks about Crackerjacks during a Cubs game. Who is at bat during this diatribe?
Caray in his own words
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Caray makes the pitch
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Harry Caray – His Best Calls
February 3, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Baseball’s Showman
Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, (March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Oakland Athletics (for one year) the Chicago White Sox (for eleven years), before ending his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
Our podcast featuring Harry Caray will be released on Friday, February 11th.
Calls to Remember
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I’m Just Wild about Harry
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I’m a Cubs Fan and a Bud Man
February 2, 2011 by Edward Kasputis
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Next Stop – Harry Caray
Our next podcast features Farley’s favorite baseball sportscaster – Harry Caray (1914 – 1998). This podcast will conclude our six podcast series on the top six baseball sportscasters of all time. It will be released on Friday, February 11th.
Harry Caray & Budweiser
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Harry had Fun
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