2011 Milwaukee Brewers

We are in our last MLB city of the season, Milwaukee as the Brewers prepare to start their post season by hosting the worst to first Arizona Diamondbacks.  Ed Kasputis interviews Baseball Bob about the Brewers and National League Playoffs.  Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology repeats as our 2011 MLB Predictions winner.  Oh the power of math and lastly we conclude our season long series of 100 Places to See with author, Josh Pahigian telling us about the 4 best baseball places to see before your strike out.  As we say good bye to Milwaukee, our PhD Committee has to wait for the League Championship Series.

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Professor Bruce Bukiet Wins Again!

The Power of Math beats Baseball Intuition again

This week is Brewers‘ week with our podcast featuring the Milwaukee Brewers being released on Friday, September 30th.  It’s been a great year for both the Brewers and Baseball PhD.  Who could script the close of this exciting baseball regular season?

In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox are tied for the wild card position with one game to go.  In the National League it’s the same with the Cardinals and Braves also tied for the wild card position with one game to go.  Could the regular season be extended on Thursday with the 163rd game of the regular season?

While there still remains much uncertainty regarding these two final playoff spots, Professor Bruce Bukiet from the New Jersey Institute of Technology has again won our 2011 MLB Predictions Contest.  Buiket successfully predicted that the Yankees, Tigers and Rangers would make the playoffs.  Bukiet further predicted that the Red Sox, Braves and Cardinals would make the playoffs.  Should the Red Sox make the playoffs, this would be the second year in a row that the Professor has successfully chosen all 4 American League Playoff teams.  Ed Kasputis will interview and congratulate Professor Buiket for his learned predictions during our next podcast.

Can Professor Bukiet turn a triple play in 2012 …

… by using his head?

Milwaukee Brewers Team Pulse

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2011 St. Louis Cardinals

Our PhD Committee is in beautiful St. Louis as the Cardinals continue their charge for the final playoff spot in the National League.  Ed Kasputis interviews Ben Humphrey form vivaelbirdos.com as they review the Cardinals 2011 season which turned out to be a “Tale of Three Cities.”  Can the Atlanta Braves hang on with their 2 game lead with 6 games to go or will the Albert Pujols led Cardinals strive to make Tony La Russa proud?  Our PhD Committee produces another great segment of 100 Places to See before they clean off the grill and head to our final Major League City of the year.  It’s time to visit Miller Park and get ready for the post season.  Go Brewers!

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Can the Cardinals catch the Braves?

This week is Cardinals week with our podcast featuring the St. Louis Cardinals being released on Friday, September 23rd.  Can the Cardinals catch the Braves for the final National League Playoff spot?  The Cardinals have won 8 of their last 10 while the Braves have lost 7 of their last 10.

Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Ben Humphrey from vivaelbirdos.com about his hard charging St. Louis Cardinals.  We’ll also sit at the feet of baseball-almanac.com founder, Sean Holtz as we talk about the game we love.

St. Louis Values

10 Years Earlier

St. Louis Cardinals Team Pulse

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2011 Washington Nationals

The Nats are improving!  Strasburg is back and Bryce Harper is waiting in the wings.  We are in D.C. as Ed Kasputis interviews Joe Drugan from thenatsblog.com and author, Tim Wendel about the fastball.  Our PhD Committee enjoys the city where we send our tax dollars but after the podcast head due west to The Gateway to the West – St. Louis.  Can the Cardinals make the playoffs?

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Racing Presidents at the Ballet

This week is Nationals’ week with our podcast featuring the Washington Nationals being released on Friday, September 16th.  The Nationals have improved and Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Joe Drugan from thenatsblog.com.

All teams have mascots but who can’t enjoy The Racing Presidents whether they are racing around Nationals Park or performing ballet at our Nation’s capitol. Play ball(et)!

Washington Nationals Team Pulse

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Never Forget – September 11, 2001

A Day that Forever changed America

2011 Baltimore Orioles

Charming Baltimore and our PhD Committee has a high energy podcast for you.  Jason Siemer shares his passion for the O’s with a great song that he wrote when he was a 21 year old employee of the Orioles. Anthony Lorenzo shares his love story that started on a Baltimore baseball road trip.  We then say good bye to Baltimore and head 30 miles south to our Nation’s capitol.  The Nats are better and Strasburg is back!

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A World of Orioles Baseball

“I am glad, that I am lost, in my own little world of baseball.”

This week is Orioles week with our podcast featuring the Baltimore Orioles being released on Friday, September 9th.  Ed Kasputis will be interviewing two great guests about the magic of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.  Ed will interview fellow Baseball PhD Anthony Lorenzo (who has also visited all 30 current Major League Ball Parks).  You’ll hear how Anthony found the ultimate prize during a baseball road trip to Baltimore.

Then Ed will interview singer and song writer, Jason Siemer.  Jason’s first job was with the Orioles at the age of 21.  In his spare time, he wrote the Oriole ballad, A World of Orioles Baseball.   Imagine Jason playing this song to his boss who then instructed him to put the song to video in time to be played on the Oriole Park Jumbotron for opening day.

Baltimore Orioles Team Pulse

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2011 Houston Astros

The Astros are in last but Houston is a great city.  Our PhD Committee talks about Houston and the Astros. Ed Kasputis interviews both Timothy De Block from crawfishboxes.com and James Yasko from astroscounty.com about the Astros.  The Astros have many great fans (including George H.W. Bush) and their day will come.  Ed, Farley & Mark debate whether Little Leaguers should be paid for appearing in the Little League World Series and another great segment of 100 Places to See.  We then pack up and head east.  Next week it’s time to enjoy the Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Orioles.

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