Major League Baseball Realignment

This special podcast episode is about Major League Baseball Realignment as our PhD Committee debates the possible options.  Could realignment come for the 2012 season?  What about the DH?  What National League team could shift to the American League?  Will Divisions remain?  Then our PhD Committee gets ready for our next podcast.  It’s time to head to Anaheim and see if the rally monkey is kid friendly.

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2011 Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium is beautiful.  Think Blue as our PhD Committee talks about the Dodgers and their divorcing owners, The McCourts.  Anthony Salazar fills us in on the Dodgers other Hall of Fame broadcaster, Jaime Jarrin who has been calling Dodger games in Spanish since 1959.  Plus the podcast is filled with many trips down memory lane, Jackie Robinson‘s Hall of Fame acceptance speech, Walter O’Malley explaining why he moved the Dodgers and Kirk Gibson‘s World Series walk off home run.  Next podcast will be a special edition on Major League Realignment that will be released on Monday, August 1st.

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Jaime Jarrin

Calling Dodger games since 1959

He’s the Vin Scully of Spanish baseball broadcasting.  On top of that he’s been calling Dodger games since 1959!

Born in Ecuador, Jaime Jarrin is the “Spanish Voice of the Dodgers.”  Jarrin was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 making the Dodgers as the only major league organization with two current Hall of Fame broadcasters.  During our next podcast featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Latino Baseball Historian, Anthony Salazar about Jaime Jarrin.  It’s always time for Dodger Baseball.

A No Hit Dodger Win

Los Angeles Dodgers Team Pulse

Listen to our 2010 Los Angeles Dodgers’ Podcast

Past Posts about the Dodgers

Vin Scully

Hope Springs Eternal

“Very Difficult But Possible”

Shot Heard ‘Round the World

Dodger Stadium

The Music of Dodger Stadium

Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 – 2004)

Santa Monica Pier

The Dodgers’ Song

This week is Dodgers week with our podcast featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers being released on Friday, July 29th.  Ed, Farley & Mark will be enjoying the good life in LA.  Enjoy the Dodgers’ Song video above.

On July 6th, Ed visited Pink’s Hot Dogs in LA.  Enjoy the videos that he shot on his iPhone.

Pink’s video 1

Pink’s video 2

Pink’s video 3

 

 

 

 

 

2011 New York Yankees

We have a Yankee of a podcast for you.  The tradition plus the payroll.  Our PhD Committee talks about this franchise’s glorious past (and future).  Ed interviews Canadians Mike and Donna Smolders about their Yankee experience visiting Boston, New York City and Cooperstown.  Craig Muder fills us in on the 2011 Hall of Fame weekend from Cooperstown.  Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor teaches us the 5 best baseball places to explore in NYC.  We then hail a cab and head to LaGuardia.  Next week it’s Dodger Blue and the bankruptcy saga of their owners.  Say it ain’t so Vin Scully.  Say it ain’t so.

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The Smolders take New York

The City that never sleeps

This is Yankees‘ week with our podcast featuring the New York Yankees being released on Friday, July 22nd.  The Smolder family from Toronto, Canada headed south for a baseball road trip to remember. Boston on the 4th of July, Yankee Stadium to watch future Hall of Famer, Derek Jeter collect hit 3,000 and a visit to the sleepy village of Cooperstown to salute Yankee greats and Derek Jeter’s future home.  Click here to read their story.

Better than their written account will be their interview as Ed Kasputis interviews Mike and Donna Smolders.  You’ll hear Donna compare and contrast Fenway Park to New Yankee Stadium.  Mike loves Jackie Robinson.  Donna is on the gold standard, only Babe Ruth will do when it comes to baseball idols. The family visited the graves of both as the lives of these two great men continue to inspire fans who love the game.

New York Yankees Team Pulse

Listen to our 2010 New York Yankees Podcast

Past Posts about the New York Yankees

Mel Allen

Stephen Borelli 

Red Barber

Meet the Mertzes (& Mel Allen)

All Roads Lead Through NY and Phil

Billy Martin

 

Sterling & Waldman

Here Come the Yankees

This week is Yankees‘ week with our podcast featuring the Bronx Bombers being released on Friday, July 22nd.  John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman are the radio voices of the New York Yankees.

Sterling has announced every Yankee game since 1989 and is currently announcing games on WCBS-AM. Suzyn Waldman had been his color commentator since 2005.  Waldman is currently the only female color commentator in the Major Leagues.  Prior to her broadcasting career, Waldman worked as an actress and singer in musical theater.  She has also performed the National Anthem at many Yankee games.

John Sterling

Suzyn Waldman

2011 New York Mets

We went to California to meet the Mets!  From Dodger Stadium, Ed interviews Jeff Kornreich about his Mets.  From Angels Stadium, Ed interviews Mr. Sports Travel aka Joe Connor about things to do in New York City.  Zack Hample tells us about his best selling book, Watching Baseball Smarter.  If only the Mets would read Hample’s book!  The podcast concludes as we say good bye to the Mets and get ready for New York’s other team – The Yankees.  Let’s go to East 161st Street together.

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I am … I said

Meet the Mets

This week is Mets’ week with our podcast featuring the New York Mets being released on Friday, July 15th. Last week I went to Dodger Stadium to meet the Mets and sit behind home plate with my good friend Jeff Kornreich.

I first met Jeff as a freshman at Case Western Reserve University in August 1979.  Jeff was the first New York Met fan that I had ever met.  As a Cleveland native, I figured that all New Yorkers had to be passionate Yankee fans.  Jeff set me straight.

After graduating from Case, Jeff moved to Los Angeles and has never left.  A die hard Mets fan surrounded by Dodger Blue.  During our next podcast, you’ll hear my interview with Jeff about his beloved Mets.  It was great spending time with my friend as we watched the Mets lose to the Dodgers.

After the game, as we said good bye, I thought of that great Neil Diamond song as Jeff walked away from Dodger Stadium.

LA’s fine, sunshine most of the time
The feeling is laid back
Palm trees grow and the rents are low
But you know I keep thinking about
Making my way back

Well, I’m New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I’m lost between two shores
LA’s fine, but it ain’t home
New York’s home but it ain’t mine no more

New York Mets Team Pulse

Listen to our 2010 New York Mets Podcast

Past Posts about the New York Mets

The Beatles

2011 Arizona Diamondbacks

Our PhD Committee is in Phoenix looking at those surprising Arizona Diamondbacks and the 2011 MLB All-Star game. Ed Kasputis interviews Rodney Johnson, official scorer of the Dbacks about their success.  We then talk about the All-Star game and Ed interviews Chris Siriano about the House of David Museum.  The podcast concludes as we leave the desert and head for the concrete jungle – New York City for the next two weeks.  Next week, we’ll meet the Mets!

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