First Place Colorado Rockies

We are in The Mile High City as we focus on those division leading Colorado Rockies.  Baseball Bob reviews the Rockies’ success and Ed interviews Kristin Yantis about why Vail is like nothing on Earth.  Another great segment of 100 Places to See and then it’s off to the Pacific Northwest to say hello to Seattle and to remember Hall of Fame sportscaster – Dave Niehaus (1935 – 2010).

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Vail Like Nothing on Earth

This week is Rockies‘ week with our podcast featuring the first place Colorado Rockies being released on Friday, April 29th.  Baseball Bob will give us his take on why the Rockies are playing so well.  Before the season, Baseball Bob predicted that the Rockies would win the National League West.  In addition we’ll hear from Kristin Yanits on why Vail, Colorado is so special.

Vail is 98 miles from Denver with an elevation of 8,022 feet.  In fact during the first three weeks of any baseball season, it’s possible to catch a Rockies game and then head to wonderful Vail for some skiing.

Beautiful Vail

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Vail during Baseball Season

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Colorado Rockies Team Pulse

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2011 Atlanta Braves

Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead, it’s all great for us.  Our PhD Committee is in the Capitol of the South – Atlanta.  Ed, Farley & Mark talk about those Braves, then we get some Baseball PhD culture.  Ernie Harwell was from Atlanta and Margaret Mitchell‘s paperboy.  First Ed interviews Joanna Arrieta from the Margaret Mitchell House as we  learn about Mitchell’s life and her greatest work, Gone With The Wind. Ed then interviews Steve Klein from The King Center.  The podcast concludes as we say good bye to Atlanta and hello to the highest ballpark in the Majors – Coors Field in Denver.

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The King Center

This week is Braves’ week and as part of our next podcast we’ll explore The King Center as Ed Kasputis interviews Steve Klein.  Who can forget the impact that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had on America along with the unforgettable sound of the tomahawk chop?  All this and more during our next podcast which will be released on Friday, April 22nd.  Go Braves!!!

I Have A Dream – August 28, 1963

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Tomahawk Chop

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Atlanta Braves Team Pulse

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The Impossible True Story

Turner Field

1995 World Champion Atlanta Braves

Tomahawk Chop

Margaret Mitchell House

This week is Braves week with our podcast featuring the Atlanta Braves being released on Friday, April 22nd.  As we prepared for the release of our Ernie Harwell podcast (Episode 38) which was released on December 10, 2010, we learned that the late great Ernie Harwell (1918 – 2010) was the paperboy for Margaret Mitchell (1900 – 1949).

This fact inspired us to dig deeper and explore this connection.  While stuck in bed with a broken ankle, Margaret Mitchell sat in her apartment and started to write her first novel, Gone With The Wind.  During our current Great Recession, would you spend $40 to buy a book for pleasure reading?

In 1936, during the Great Depression, over 1 million Americans did just that.  (The novel cost $3 at the time which equals $40 dollars today.)  ”I had the chance to interview Joanna Arrieta from the Margaret Mitchell House,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”Her interview was engaging and unforgettable.  I was shocked to learn that after adjusting for inflation, the highest grossing U.S. film of all-time was Gone With The Wind and not Star Wars.”  You can hear this outstanding interview during out next podcast.

It all started in Apartment 1

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Margaret’s paperboy – Ernie Harwell

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2011 Toronto Blue Jays

O Canada, our PhD Committee explores Toronto while the rest of our countryman are preparing their federal and state tax returns.  How good will the Blue Jays be?  Ed, Farley & Mark make their 2011 Major League predictions.  We then explore Toronto with Justine Palinska from Tourism Toronto as she reminds us that New York City is the only American city larger than Toronto.  Dave Matejczyk takes us back to the first day when a World Series game was played outside the United States, Tuesday, October 20, 1992. The podcast concludes with another outstanding segment of 100 Places to See.  Then we cross the border and head to the Capitol of the South – Atlanta for our next podcast.

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O Canada

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This week was scheduled to be Blue Jays week but with the release of our first special podcast edition yesterday about The Famous San Diego Chicken (who was born in London, Ontario) we’ve upgraded to Canada week.  If you are an American (88.3% of our listeners are), think of the above video from Edmonton the next time you sing our national anthem.  If you are a Canadian, feel proud of the example that you are setting for the rest of the world as they witness your love for Canada.

Our podcast featuring the Toronto Blue Jays will be released on Friday, April 15th.  In this podcast you’ll hear the enthusiasm of Justine Palinska from Tourism Toronto as she helps us explore Canada’s largest city and a touching story from Dave Matejczyk as he attended Game 3 of the 1992 World Series at the Skydome.

CBC Sign Off (when TV Stations actually signed off)

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Toronto Blue Jays Team Pulse

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Past Posts about the Toronto Blue Jays

April 7, 1977

Toronto

October 23, 1993

The Famous San Diego Chicken

On March 22, 2011, Ed Kasputis interviewed Ted Giannoulas aka The Famous San Diego Chicken.  This interview was originally scheduled to be released during our San Diego Padres podcast (Episode 49) but it was so good that we produced this special edition podcast.  The Famous San Diego Chicken is the Babe Ruth of sports mascots.  During this 39 minute interview, you’ll better understand how the genius of Ted Giannoulas has forever changed our ball park experience.

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2011 Cincinnati Reds

The Reds have started the season hot as we celebrate our 50th podcast episode from The Great American Ballpark.  Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology makes his learned 2011 MLB predictions and we get the sign of the times from Tod Swormstedt of the American Sign Museum.   Ed and Farley close the podcast from behind home plate minutes after the Reds complete their opening weekend sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.  Next stop, our first special edition podcast honoring The Famous San Diego Chicken which will be released on Tuesday, April 12th.

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Bark in the Park

This week is Reds‘ week with our podcast featuring the National League Central Division Champs scheduled for release on Friday, April 8th.  This will be our 50th podcast.  Ed & Farley travelled down I-71 on Sunday, April 3rd to catch the Brewers taking on the Reds.  The Reds won but is was an enjoyable day for other reasons.  It was Bark in the Park Day at Great American Ballpark.  Man’s best friend got to enjoy the confines of a beautiful ballpark and just a whiff away from the mighty Ohio River.

Bark in the Park 2008

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Cincinnati Reds Team Pulse

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Past Posts about the Cincinnati Reds

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Slave Pen

The Most Beloved Red